Next, I Save the World…
Posted on April 8, 2003 by Christine | 25 Comments
Know what I did a few weeks ago? I named a new blog software. Now I’m anxiously waiting for WordPress to be released. PHP, MySQL, and based on b2 but with so much more. It’s the first blog software I’ve been willing to give a chance in a long time. Word on the street is that it will be out soon…
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25 Responses to “Next, I Save the World…”
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Hi! I'm Christine. Wife to Mike. Mom of Jason. Owned by 4 cats. Houston & Destination Wedding Photographer & owner of Hot Mama Boudoir. Blogger since 2000. Living in Houston, Texas since 1985. Living in a 1920 Bungalow in the Heights since 2011.
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April 8th, 2003 @ 2:31 pm
Interesting! I am comfortable in pMachine but I am always interested in something new!
April 8th, 2003 @ 2:36 pm
Besides naming it, what capabilities does it have over what you’re using now? I couldn’t find much info on the site.
April 8th, 2003 @ 2:44 pm
I just named it – I’m not involved with the development of it. However, the info in the CVS repository link shows all of the changes they have made to b2.
For me, the biggest things are that it is free to use, free to modify, free to share, free. That, and the fact that it’s in PHP. I don’t code in PHP, but I know enough people that do, so I could probably have my heart’s desire. I don’t know that many people that code in Perl (MT), so most of my hacks already are PHP based. (I think that all of them are thanks to Jennifer!)
April 8th, 2003 @ 3:12 pm
oh sweet! my blog was originally b2, but I moved over to MT because of all the neat-o features it had over b2 – so I’d definately be interested in trying out a more advanced b2 – especially since I don’t think b2 has had any update in a LONG while.
April 8th, 2003 @ 5:23 pm
everything in pMachine is php, too, Christine!
i haven’t ventured to the link yet, but since i know that Matt has had his arms, legs, and head in the whole project, i’m sure it’ll be great!
i don’t think i’ll be moving my waterlily blog to WordPress, but if i ever start a new one, i’ll definitely consider WP simply because i know who’s behind it. besides, we already know Matt personally… he’s such a great guy.
April 8th, 2003 @ 6:21 pm
Thank you for this post!
I will be keeping an eye on this, I’m so excited that Mike and Matt are doing this!
April 10th, 2003 @ 2:38 am
Oooh, I look forward to seeing that!
April 14th, 2003 @ 5:31 am
Thanks for the link…looking forward to try it!
March 21st, 2007 @ 1:07 pm
[...] Kata WordPress, pertama kali dilemparkan oleh Christine Selleck (lihat artikelnya) merespon keinginan seorang pengembang Matthew Mullenweg terkait dengan proyek software barunya tentang penulisan press. Dalam hal ini press mengacu pada kata wartawan, jurnalis, kolomnis dan fotografer. [...]
July 23rd, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
[...] the name, WordPress. The name “WordPress” was originally coined by Christine Selleck (see related post) in response to developer Matthew Mullenweg’s desire to associate his new software project [...]
June 20th, 2009 @ 11:07 pm
You are now famous!! Awesome name, btw.
February 3rd, 2010 @ 1:42 am
Weblogs are an easy way to get content up on a Web site, and some Weblog tools offer you every level you could ask for in a content management system
February 11th, 2010 @ 5:52 am
Well WordPress has certainly come a long long way since it started off. I’m simply in love with it and I know lots of other people who are too. It’s the service and flexibility that WordPress offers that makes it stand out from the rest. The support for plug-ins and some awesome themes. Not to mention the awesome commitment from the developers.
March 9th, 2010 @ 11:20 am
Adam, yes WordPress has come a long way since its release. In my humble opinion, it’s by far the greatest blog platform on the planet. The sheer number of plugins available tell us that it’s probably the most popular, too. As you say, it’s simply awesome.
April 19th, 2010 @ 9:38 am
Wow!
I arrived here incidentally.
Just I can’t remember what I was searching for…
I think WordPress is one of the best piece of software ever written. It helped so much the blogosphere development. In fact it is an open source project such as mySql, PHP and Linux (LAMP).
But I did know nothing about its name.
April 27th, 2010 @ 9:14 am
Funny – I Stumbled on this blog post 7 years later.
And I must say that WordPress made it
May 30th, 2010 @ 5:39 am
Sounds great ! Looking forward to try it too.
July 4th, 2010 @ 12:16 pm
Somehow you managed to bring this blog to PR6, therefore I think you might know some secrets
this is why I started following it!
August 2nd, 2010 @ 7:06 pm
It’s a perfect name Christine for the platform, and I would be very proud of myself if I could name something that millions of bloggers are using it every day!
September 21st, 2010 @ 9:30 pm
It is interesting to read this article now that WordPress has been out and is mainstream….so is it everything that you envisioned?
December 17th, 2010 @ 7:50 pm
How far we’ve come since your post. WordPress can be bent and shaped into so much more than a blog these days, just keep your installation updated and never never use 777 file permissions.
March 16th, 2011 @ 1:29 pm
I had to do a double take on the date this post was written. It’s amusing how WordPress has turnoed out to be practically every blogger’s preferred tool.
July 1st, 2011 @ 6:08 am
So I’ve been scrolling your site and its now 6:00 am lol I don’t sleep much now days and came across this page.
That is awesome. Like some of the posters above I had to look at this again.
[...] the name, WordPress. The name “WordPress” was originally coined by Christine Selleck (see related post) in response to developer Matthew Mullenweg’s desire to associate his new software project [...]
That’s SWEET!! They need to give you more credit heheheh. I have a good friend that lives in Galveston, John, he’s had the pleasure of meeting Matt several times and always told me how interesting he was. I’ve wanted to get to some of the meetings and training camps that he’s gone to but kinda far and never had the time.
Anyways off to bed for a few hours now
July 3rd, 2011 @ 1:11 pm
It’s amazing how far WordPress has gone. Amongst all the choices bloggers have, it’s one that is probaly the most user-friendly and practical option which can really help make blogging easier, more lucrative and more enterprising.
September 1st, 2011 @ 2:13 pm
I am surprised here?
“The name “WordPress” was originally coined by Christine Selleck”
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Semantics
Is this post the origin of the WordPress brand & name?
Magic.