Theme Directory

It’s been a long time since themes.wordpress.net stopped accepting new themes. Since then most theme authors have been distributing their themes from their own sites, without a good centralized place for people to browse, search, comment on, and rate themes. With the success of the plugins directory, we’ve wanted to have those same benefits in a theme directory. Today is the day we start making that happen, with the introduction of wordpress.org/extend/themes/.Bringing the new theme directory under the WordPress “extend” umbrella allowed us to...

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WordPress Optimization

If you run a high traffic WordPress installation you will want to optimize WordPress and your server to run as efficiently as possible. This article is a general overview of the avenues to pursue. It's not a detailed technical explanation of each aspect.If you need a quick fix now, go straight to the caching page, you'll get the biggest benefit for the smallest hassle there.For a quick introduction to WordPress Optimization see the cheat sheet. For all the articles on optimizing wordpress see the WordPress Optimization category.  Hosting...

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Integrating Wordpress with Your Website

There are two common ways of integrating WordPress into your existing site: One, you can install Wordpress, write your posts, and then use PHP or Javascript to integrate the feed directly into your existing design. The drawback with this is if you want to include any links in the feed (for example, to read the rest of the post or add comments). If they click a link, it has to take them somewhere and by default they'll go to your installation of Wordpress which will most likely look nothing like your existing website. Two, you can take your...

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Description of how to find and install a non-English blog in WordPress

Although WordPress displays in U.S. English by default, the software has the built-in capability to be used in any language. The WordPress community has already translated WordPress into many languages, and there are Themes, translation files, and support available in many other languages. If you want to use WordPress in another language, you can do the following:    Check below to see what is already available in your language.    Read Installing WordPress in Your Language to learn how to install files that will...

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Comprehensive list of resources for plugin developers

Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress. The core of WordPress is designed to be lean, to maximize flexibility and minimize code bloat. Plugins offer custom functions and features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs.This article is a comprehensive list of resources related to plugins and plugin development.General Plugin References    Managing Plugins - How to find, install, manage, and troubleshoot plugins    Plugins - WordPress plugin list, and links to other plugin...

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Where to find WordPress Plugins

Plugins are tools to extend the functionality of WordPress. This article contains a list of plugins by category, and links to other plugin repositories. The core of WordPress is designed to be lean, to maximize flexibility and minimize code bloat. Plugins offer custom functions and features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs.For instructions and information on downloading, installing, upgrading, troubleshooting, and managing your WordPress Plugins, see Managing Plugins. If you want to develop your own plugin, there...

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How to install and manage plugins

Plugins are cool bits of programming scripts that add additional functionality to your blog. They offer new addition to your blog which either enhance already available features or add new features to your site.Plugins extend the functionality of WordPress. The majority of WordPress users don't require Plugins, or only require a few, such as Plugins dealing with comment spam or customized post listings. Other users enjoy the varied options Plugins provide such as frequently updated weather reports, post word counts, rating systems, and more. Since...

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