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Liveblog plugin from WordPress

5th September 2012 by Mike Rawlins

Automattic, the people behind WordPress have released a live blogging plugin for those of you who are using the self-hosted version of the platform. The plugin, unsurprisingly called Liveblog, does exactly what you would expect and seems to do it … [Read more...] about Liveblog plugin from WordPress

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: coverit live, Live Bloggin, plugin, self hosted, wordpress, wordpress.org

Add GroupsNearYou.com to your WordPress blog

11th December 2009 by philip john

There's a great site for finding social groups in your area called GroupsNearYou.com. Just type in your location or postcode and it shows you what's close by. Now you can provide that very same ease of use to your own local blog. I've just finished … [Read more...] about Add GroupsNearYou.com to your WordPress blog

Filed Under: hyperlocal, hyperlocal labs, Other Tools and Tips, Wordpress Guides and Tips Tagged With: groupsnearyou, hyperlocal, plugin, widget, wordpress

How to add Twitter to your WordPress blog

10th December 2009 by philip john

If you run a local blog there's a good chance you might be on Twitter, as my some of your neighbours. This creates a 'back-channel' that can often go unseen. So in the interests of enhancing local blogs with this back-channel, below is a video which … [Read more...] about How to add Twitter to your WordPress blog

Filed Under: hyperlocal, hyperlocal labs, Wordpress Guides and Tips Tagged With: backchannel, hyperlocal, plugin, tweet, twitter, widget, wordpress

Add WriteToThem.com to your WordPress blog

10th December 2009 by philip john

If you've not heard of WriteToThem.com before, it's a great site by mySociety which makes contact politicians really easy, whether that's your local councillors or your MP, regional assembly member or MEP. To make it even easier for readers of your … [Read more...] about Add WriteToThem.com to your WordPress blog

Filed Under: hyperlocal, hyperlocal labs, Wordpress Guides and Tips Tagged With: democracy, hyperlocal, plugin, politics, widget, wordpress, writetothem

Add TheyWorkForYou.com to your WordPress blog

9th December 2009 by philip john

TheyWorkForYou.com is a great site built by e-democracy charity, mySociety. It provides an easy way for citizens to keep an eye on their MP. You can sign up for e-mail updates whenever your MP speaks in the House of Commons, for example. So wouldn't … [Read more...] about Add TheyWorkForYou.com to your WordPress blog

Filed Under: hyperlocal, hyperlocal labs, Wordpress Guides and Tips Tagged With: democracy, hyperlocal, mysociety, plugin, politics, theyworkforyou, widget, wordpress

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