Site Update: New Conference, Comment Updates & More

By Jonathan Bailey • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Articles, Housekeeping

ConvergeSouth 2008 Conference LogoIt’s been a busy week for this site and I’m sorry for the slow updates. But in addition to WordCamp Dallas and a new cold, I’ve been busy making changes and updates to the site.

First, however, is a big announcement. I will be speaking at ConvergeSouth 2008 in Greensboro NC. The conference, which is held this year on October 16-17.

ConvergeSouth is also a free event, open to the public. I sincerely hope to see many of you there.

Gravatar SampleIn site news, I’ve made two changes to the comments section of the site. First, on a suggestion from my friend Liz Strauss, I have highlighted my replies to the comments to make it easier to follow the conversation.

Also, on all of the comments, I have added back the Gravatars now that the system is built into WordPress itself.

You can see examples of both in this comment thread.

Finally, the contact form on the site has been replaced. In addition to being much easier to use, this one also has the benefit of actually working. So feel free to send me a few test emails and let me know how you like it.

That is it for the site updates today. If I haven’t answered your letter yet or if updates seem a bit sparse, please bear with me as I am both trying to get caught up and battling a cold.

Hopefully things should be back to normal next week.

Thank you for your patience and let me know what you think of the site changes!

Jonathan Bailey is The Webmaster and author of Plagiarism Today, which he founded in 2005 as a way to help Webmasters going through content theft problems get accurate information and stay up to date on the rapidly-changing field. He is also a consultant to Webmasters and companies to help them devise practical content protection strategies and develop good copyright policies.
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4 Responses »

  1. According to Patrick on April 3rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm:

    Congrats. :) I’d have to look at that conference (5 hours from me), if I didn’t already have plans. :(

  2. According to Jonathan Bailey on April 3rd, 2008 at 6:56 pm:
    Patrick: Too bad, it’s even free! The best kind of conference… Seriously though, I’m sorry you won’t be able to make it!
  3. According to Liz Strauss on April 3rd, 2008 at 7:41 pm:

    Jonathan!
    Congratulations on the Converge South engagement. Sounds like a winner to me!

    Love the look of the blog!

  4. According to Jonathan Bailey on April 3rd, 2008 at 9:04 pm:
    Liz: Thanks for the congrats and the compliments! I’m glad you like the new look.

    However, thank you for all of your ideas and input! They were invaluable.

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