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Automattic has just released the WordPress Publisher Blog, a new blog “aimed at helping publishers get the most out of WordPress.” Various members of the Automattic team will be covering “features that are often overlooked”, “highlight plugins that extend WordPress functionality”, and “showcase interesting sites being built with WordPress.”

Well, what’s Automattic? Automattic is “a startup from a handful of people passionate about making the web a better place.” They’re a bunch of cool peeps who’ve worked on projects such as WordPress, bbPress, Askimet, Gravatar, and some sweet plugins.

There’s not much going on over at the blog yet, but if there are any interesting articles published over there, I’ll make sure to let you all know!

According to WordPress.org, to protect their trademark they ask that if you are going to create a WordPress related site not to use “WordPress” in the domain you choose.

What’s the meaning behind this? Are sites that use WordPress in their name at risk? Is WPCandy at risk?

Although they are not lawyers, WordPress still insists that they must make it clear, “so that we protect our trademark.”

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The Crunchies 2007, TechCrunch’s “first annual competition and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet and technology innovations of the year”, is currently on part 2 of 3. In part 2, readers are invited to vote for the nomination finalists, which were selected in part 1. Among the 20 categories, over 95,000 votes have already been cast. Anyways, guess who’s been nominated for “Most Likely To Succeed”? Yupp, our boys and girls over at WordPress! Let’s support WordPress and show them how much we love them.

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Where has WordPress been and where did it come from? In the following post, I’ll be telling you about the History of WordPress.

I will begin with the first version of WordPress right up to version 1.2.2. So go put the kettle on, get comfortable and get ready for WPCandy’s first history lesson!

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So you maybe thinking is it worth updating to WordPress 2.3.1 or should I leave it at 2.3?

Well there was been several changes to the system and one security fix, which is always nice to know that the WordPress developers are taking care of your blog.

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At last! A WordPress book for dummies! A little while ago, it was finally confirmed that the official WordPress For Dummies book will be available for purchase very, very soon!

From what I’ve read, the book is going to basically explain how to do everything with WordPress, from simple blogging using WordPress to making your own WordPress community. Sounds interesting huh? We’ll have to wait and see when it’s released!

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In the beginning there was the brain. The brain remembered all the code from the WordPress codex needed to create a WordPress theme Then the brain was over taken over by the much easier and simpler WPCandy WordPress Reference Guide where your brain would only have to apply the copy and paste command.
Now your brain is about to become much more lazier. How, you ask. Well thats where TAGStention comes in.

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Alright, who’s up for a free WordPress Reference Guide? Pfft I know I am! Well a few months ago I was looking for a simple web page or PDF where I could copy and paste the PHP snippets for WordPress. After a bit of researching, I never really found what I was looking for! Shame huh?

I’m proud to introduce you to my new friend:

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