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WordCamp Victoria 2012

Posted by Paul Holmes in blogging, events on November 14, 2011

I have had the absolute pleasure of hosting WordCamp Victoria for the last 3 years, and we are set to have another one on January 14th, 2012. Unlike the last 2, I am going to speak at this one.

My topic is Social Comment Systems: Integration and Comparisons.

To make it easier for people to comment on your blog, there have been numerous social integrations in the past few years. The goal is to make it easier for people to authenticate themselves, and make it easier to login. So, rather than creating an account at every blog you post a comment on, you can login using Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, Google, using your OpenID or other networks where you already have an account.

There are numerous ways to integrate WordPress with various social platforms, including Facebook, Disqus, IntenseDebate and more. I will explore the pros and cons of these, talk about some features people should be looking for, and demonstrate the integration and configuration for Disqus.

The target audience for this talk will be bloggers, web developers, community managers, etc. I will cover the basics, but will also cover the integration, as such I have listed it as an “Intermediate” skill level.

Want to learn more about my speaking, click here.

Still haven’t registered for WordCamp? Click here to register now.

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WordPress Plugins, Widgets and Must-Dos (Part 2)

Posted by Paul Holmes in business, internet, social media on July 20, 2009

Back in April, I wrote an article with the same title.

Since then, we have moved along to WordPress 2.8.2. If WordPress was amazing in April, it’s phenomenal in July! You are now able to update WordPress from within WordPress. You now browse, install, update and delete plugins and themes from within WordPress, too. FTP? What the heck is FTP?

Here are the main updates:

Tweetmeme – This plugin has improved dramatically. It will now “RT” the Twitter account of your choice, and they are beginning to implement API support for several prominent URL shortening services.

Sociable – This is the most incredible plugin I have encountered, and regret that I never came across it before. Allow your readers to instantly add links to all those social networks, social bookmarkers, and social whatever else in existence.

Feedburner – I am a late convert to Feedburner. The statistics alone make it worthwhile, but the other features that exist are incredible, including e-mail subscriptions. For WordPress, there is a plugin called FD Feedburner, which will redirect your feed automatically (note: when submitting your site to aggregators such as Technorati and MyBlogLog, disable this plugin temporarily).

DISQUS Comment System – There are a few “comment systems” out there now that replace the built-in WordPress system, and it’s gravatar world. I have found DISQUS to be the best so far. People set up a DISQUS account, or they connect to your blog using Twitter, Facebook or OpenID. This system adds a pretty neat new dynamic to your website.

I mentioned community features in the original, as well. In my opinion, the features in DISQUS puts Friend Connect and Twitter Remote to shame (at least, for now).

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