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New BuddyPress Site

BuddyPress will transform a vanilla installation of WordPress MU into a social network platform.
Matt Mullenweg from WordPress has just announced the new BuddyPress website which includes the key ingredients of an open source project: mailing list, bug tracker, and SVN.
Confirmed BuddyPress features will include:
» Extended Profiles
» Personal Blog
» Private Messaging
» Friends Lists
» Groups
» The Wire
» [...]

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Wordpress Sidebar Modules & Widget Management

We have modified the two files responsible for the way WordPress 2.5 handles widgets – by downloading and using our replacement widget.php files you will be able to highly customize your sidebars even down to a single post’s page.
Instinct developed this modification because the Sidebar Modules (SBM) plugin has been discontinued due to the fact [...]

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WordPress Social Network: BuddyPress

BuddyPress; coming soon to an Internet near you!
Last week Matt Mullenweg from Automattic announced the acquisition of BuddyPress, a Social Networking plugin for WordPress MU, what does this mean you might be wondering. Well according to the splash page online “BuddyPress will transform a vanilla installation of WordPress MU into a social network platform”.
Although [...]

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Freelancing Money

My friend Gia from Freelancing Money recently interviewed me regarding WP e-Commerce. If you have a spare moment and you’re interested in reading up on a little of our history then check it out.
Also If you are wondering what to read next then I recommend purchasing Gia’s e-book because it is definitely worth the [...]

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WP e-Commerce 3.6 Beta 3

3.6 Beta 3 has been released. Many of the user submitted bugs posted in the forums have been resolved in this build. Here is an updated list of features and fixes to look forward to in the next full release:

Google Checkout
Product Tagging & Product Tag cloud widget
Marketing Page
Dashboard – Show purchase details to administrators only
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WP e-Commerce 3.6 Beta 2

We have just uploaded a new beta version of 3.6 available for immediate download. This releases fixes a number of bugs mentioned in our forums.
» Download 3.6 Beta 2 Now

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WP e-Commerce Update 3.6 Beta

I’m proud to announce WP e-Commerce 3.6 Beta. This version boasts probably the largest amount of changes in an upgrade yet – however the upcoming full 3.6 release will have more payment gateway options available including google checkout.
The Gold Files, the Members Only Module, and the Grid View Modules have all been updated so [...]

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SEOmoz – 17 New Rules for Successful E-Commerce Websites

randfish from SEOmoz posted this brilliant article a while ago. I have lived and breathed e-commerce for the past year while working on the WP e-Commerce project – and although I agree with most of his points I don’t necessarily think all are necessary for all sites. This is a brilliant list to aspire to [...]

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