By StrangeWork.com: After a break last week for the 4th of July, the WordPress Weekly Podcast returns tonight Friday, July 11th at 10PM EST. Alex King will be joining the podcast for an hour long interview with the gang.

If you have ever used WordPress in any fashion then you have probably heard of Alex King. He is responsible for some great contributions to the open-source community including being a founding developer of WordPress and some excellent WordPress plugins and themes.

Alex is also the founder of Crowd Favorite, a web development company who specialize in WordPress development and web-based applications.

As the founder of WebDevStudios, my new web development company who also happens to specialize in using open-source technologies, I’m looking forward to asking Alex a few questions to gain from his experience in the industry.

Make sure to join the WordPress Weekly Podcast LIVE tonight at 10pm EST on TalkShoe.com

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By StrangeWork.com: Yesterday I joined Jeffro and crew for another episode of the WordPress Weekly Podcast.

We covered a lot of topics including the release of WordPress 2.6 beta one and the launch of WPForSale.com.

Jeff also announced that he is looking for a co-host. If you are interested in co-hosting a great WordPress podcast make sure you contact him ASAP! Rumor has it there is a nice finders fee!

Be sure to catch the next episode of WordPress Weekly on Friday July 11th when we will be interviewing Alex King of WordPress plugin fame!

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By StrangeWork.com: Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress, will be on the WordPress Weekly Podcast tonight at 9pm Live!

Matt will be taking questions from the panel and anyone joining the live podcast. Have a question for Matt? Join in! The show is recording live on TalkShoe.com which allows everyone to participate.

We will be covering a wide range of topics with Matt including WordPress Trademark Usage, Status Updates on all Automattic projects, new updates in WordPress 2.5, and the future of WordPress.

I’m already compiling a list of questions for Matt and am really looking forward to this episode. Be sure to catch the show live tonight at 9pm EST on TalkShoe.com!

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By StrangeWork.com: I’ve been receiving a lot of spam comments on my WordPress blog recently. I decided to increase my defenses and stop comment spam once and for all. Using the below three plugins you can virtually eliminate WordPress comment spam from your blog!

All plugins work with WordPress 2.5.1

Akismet - Most blog owners know of Akismet. Akismet is an excellent comment spam filter developed by the creators of WordPress and comes pre-installed on a WordPress blog. Akismet is 100% free for non-commercial use but does require an API key provided by their website.

Simple Trackback Validation Plugin - This plugin checks if the IP address of the trackback sender is equal to the IP address of the webserver the trackback URL is referring to. Basically if the trackback was sent by a spam bot, this plugin will detect it and block it.

Bad Behavior - This plugin is a PHP-based solution for blocking link spam and the robots which deliver it. Bad Behavior works with other link spam solutions by acting as a gatekeeper, preventing spammers from ever delivering their junk, and in many cases, from ever reading your site in the first place.

Using this three-pronged plugin approach will stop 99.9% of your comment spam. Now you can enjoy a spam free blog!

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By StrangeWork.com: After a busy couple weekends I was able to once again be a panel member on the WordPress Weekly Podcast.

This week Jeff interviewed Tommy from Buzzdroid, the creator of the Shifter WordPress theme aka the WordPress theme killer.

We also covered a variety of topics including the importance of keeping your WordPress install current, the trustworthiness of themes and theme creators, and our favorite/worst theme trends.

Be sure to catch the show live Friday nights at 9pm EST on TalkShoe.com!

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By StrangeWork.com: WordPress Weekly Episode 4 is up on TalkShoe.com.

I have to admit that this was our best show yet! We were joined by Charles Stricklin, who is the host and producer of The WordPress Podcast.

We also had the honor of having the author of WordPress for Dummies, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, in our chat room during the show! She plans on joining us for a future show, but didn’t have a working mic at the time of recording.

I would have posted this sooner, but good ‘ol Comcast went out at my house so I was internetless over the weekend. Bummer.

If you haven’t listened to WordPress Weekly yet, give it a shot. You’re bound to learn something! Be sure to catch the show live Friday nights at 9pm EST on TalkShoe.com!

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By StrangeWork.com: WordPress Weekly Episode 3 is up on TalkShoe.com.

I wasn’t able to make the show this week, but Jeff and company did a great job covering a slew of hot WordPress topics.

The show notes have been posted with a list of topics covered on this weeks show. David Peralty, from bloggingpro.com, joined the panel this week and offered some great discussion.

WordPress Weekly is a valuable podcast for anyone interested in WordPress as a blogging platform.

Be sure to catch the show live Friday nights at 9pm EST on TalkShoe.com!

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By StrangeWork.com: Tonight we are recording the second episode of the WordPress Weekly Podcast LIVE on TalkShoe.com.

We had a great time recording last weeks episode and expect an even better episode this week! This week we will have the same cast of Jeff from Jeffro2pt0, Ronald from The Reader Appreciation Project, and myself.

Jeff has posted a list of topics we plan on covering and I’m sure we will discuss a few topics not listed. If you’re interested in blogging, already a blogger, or a seasoned vet on the front lines of blogging than this podcast is for you! This show is for everyone with an interest in WordPress and blogging in general.

Be sure to join us for the live recording at 9pm ET tonight on TalkShoe.com!

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By StrangeWork.com: I’ve been invited by Jeffro to participate in a weekly podcast on TalkShoe.com called Wordpress Weekly.

WordPress Weekly will discuss WordPress related news, tips and tricks for using WordPress, plugins, updates, and everything else involving WordPress. We will be recording new episodes every Friday evening at 9PM EST on TalkShoe.com.

Be sure to join us during the live taping of WordPress Weekly and get involved! Call in to the show and ask questions, give suggestions, or tell us about your experiences with WordPress.

We plan on having a great time and I’m sure it will be entertaining. Hope to see you there!

WordPress Weekly TalkShoe Information:

Talkcast Name: WordPress Weekly
Talkcast ID: 34224
Phone Number: 724-444-7444

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By StrangeWork.com: Have you ever come across a topic you wanted to blog about, but didn’t have time to write at that moment? So you put it off and come back to it later, right? Of course, but what happens if you forget about the original topic you wanted to post about? I’ve had this problem a few times, so decided to find a plugin to help me out. Enter the WordPress Todo List Plugin.

The Todo list plugin is a great way to help organize topics you want to write about. With it’s simple interface you can easily add and manage your own Todo list. The plugin also displays on your dashboard to help keep your Todo list fresh on your mind.

For easy access I created a bookmark directly to the add new item page for quick additions on the fly.

I highly recommend this plugin for anyone wanting to get more organized with blog topics.

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