Mindshare Marketing

WordCamp was amazing, and I’ve been doing a lot of WordPress-related work ever since I got home from the event.  Unfortunately, that means a short update for today.  If you’re interested, though, here’s a Flickr slideshow including images from the event (everything tagged “wordcampdx”):

As part of my preparation for WordCamp tomorrow, I’ve actually begun submitting things to the central WordPress code vault.  By that, I mean I’ve downloaded the latest pre-release version of the platform so I can test things and started writing plugins rather than just hacking the code outright.

One of my recent projects required a special feature.  We needed the ability to have clients register at two different user levels (segmenting them into groups based on how they entered the site).  Originally, I had to put a lot of code directly into the WP registration scripts.  Earlier this week, I devoted time to cutting out those scripts and instead using a plugin to add the feature.

If you, too, are a WP developer, you can check out my code either on the Jumping Duck website or on the official WP plugin website.  Either way, please offer your suggestions.  I’d like to introduce a new version sometime soon that is also compatable with the upcoming WP 2.7 release.

I don’t normally do this, but I read a fantastic book the other day that, I feel, deserves support.  The Shack, by Paul Young, is an incredible book that walks readers through a unique story of tragedy, self-discovery, and God.  It’s a powerful story, even for the non-religious.  I highly recommend you spend a few minutes perusing the book’s website to decide if this is a good book for you.