Jake Spurlock

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  • I need a command line…

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    I need a command line tool to change that WordPress db that I am working on… #WordPress— Jake Spurlock (@whyisjake) January 30, 2013

  • New York Times Columnist David Carr Talks Media

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    What do you tell recent journalism graduates or people trying to start a career in media? I tell them that they should make stuff. The tools of production are at hand for everyone. I used to hire a lot of young people when I was the editor of Washington City Paper, and you used to…

  • Any #WordPress geniuses out there?…

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    Any #WordPress geniuses out there? Looking for some help with this query…https://t.co/5G7mFQTR— Jake Spurlock (@whyisjake) May 15, 2012

  • Use wp_trim_words to limit words in WordPress

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    Using wp_trim_words allows us to limit the title and excerpt, and anything else really, to a particular number of words. How practical a name. You can define the number of words to limit them to, and also define what you’d like the “more” text to be. via Use wp_trim_words to limit words in WordPress.

  • The CMS

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    One of my favorite things about WordPress is its extensibility. We’re on the same platform today as yesterday, but have built new tools for writers and editors. Featured and pinned articles get expiration dates, so editors don’t have to go back and manually un-feature things. Selecting a post layout is as simple as clicking a button. Automated resizing…

  • Matt Thomas on WordPress 3.2

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    Matt Thomas on WordPress 3.2. Reminds me of my take.

  • New Look

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    Mentioned earlier that I was really liking WordPress 3.2. Of all the new things, I am really liking the full screen minimalist typing interface and the new showcase page that is part of Twenty Eleven, the new default theme. (You can spot an example here.)

  • WordCamp Vegoose

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    Just a little wrap up from WordCamp Vegas that was this last weekend. I had a great time, I am always impressed with the WordPress community. Open, caring, and would literally give you warm cookies just for driving down to Vegas. This trip was a lot of fun. The conference was great, lots of really…

  • The WordPress Loop – WordCamp 2010

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    WordCamp 2010 The WordPress LoopView more presentations from Jake Spurlock. Thanks for all that were in attendance for your great conversation. Also, download all of the source code here: Schtuff.txt

  • WordCamp Utah 2010

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    WordCamp Utah 2010 will be held August 28th at University of Utah, in the Skaggs Biology Building. This is a great opportunity to spend a day with local WordPress developers, users, and fans of all kinds! Presentations will cover a range of topics, with two tracks running throughout the day. Just getting started or looking…