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City site comments to close

Posted on: 31 March 2009 at 1151 - Comment

Activity on the Twestival city sites has reduced dramatically since the events were held on 12 February 2009 across the world.

Since then the entire site has, inevitably, become the subject of spammers.

Therefore it’s planned to close all new comments on city site posts after 1000 GMT on Wednesday 15 April 2009.

If, exceptionally, city site admins want to continue comments on their site after this time, send me a message.

Reducing spam on city sites

Posted on: 22 February 2009 at 0835 - Comment

I’ve received reports of increasing volumes of spam on some city sites.

It’s therefore important all city site admins activate the Akismat plugin.

A WordPress.com API key is required to make the plugin operational.

Adding or changing city backend users

Posted on: 19 February 2009 at 0923 - Comment

If city site admins wish to change, or add, users with access to their site admin interface, they should send the details to me (user name and email address), and I will carry out the relevant changes.

How to get listed if no Twestival city site

Posted on: 12 February 2009 at 1044 - Comment

If your city does not have a blog on this site, and is holding a Twestival, complete this form to get listed.

City site support guidelines

Posted on: 29 January 2009 at 0908 - Comment

These guidelines, for Twestival city site admins, update my previous post on this subject:

  • Only post support issues using this contact form.
  • Do not post support questions elsewhere, such as Twitter, the Twestival Help Google Group or comments on this site.
  • Ensure the subject line of your message summarises the specifics of your query - do not use vague subjects such as ’support question’.
  • Always include the full url of your city site in communications. Site addresses must be supplied in the format <http://cityname.twestival.com> - always include http://
  • Always provide full urls when referring to internet resources - for example when discussing a plugin not installed on the Twestival site.

Following these guidelines will ensure I can address issues as quickly as possible - however be aware my time zone is GMT (UK).

A second trawl around the Twestival city sites

Posted on: 28 January 2009 at 2307 - Comment

Following on from my previous surf, I’ve had another visit to all city sites - here’s some of my personal highlights:

Good work by everyone involved in the above…

Where are the Twestival city site feeds?

Posted on: at 2210 - Comment

A number of city site admins have asked where are the site feeds, such as RSS?

The answer is: the feeds are where you would expect them to be relative to each city site url.

To make the feeds explicit, put links into a text widget, such as the one in the sidebar of this site.

Maps plugin withdrawn

Posted on: 27 January 2009 at 1604 - Comment

The Google Maps for Wordpress plugin has been withdrawn following reports of problems registering the API key.

If any city site admin can suggest an alternative (GPL) plugin please get back to me.

Plugins update

Posted on: at 0136 - Comment

Since my last post on plugins available to city sites, the following have been installed:

If city sites wish to use any of these plugins they need to be activated by the local site admin.

A trawl around the Twestival city sites

Posted on: 25 January 2009 at 0716 - Comment

I’ve just had a quick surf around the Twestival city sites - here’s some of my personal highlights:

A reminder to city site admins to contact me after making your first post so I can link to your site from the Twestival global home - don’t forget to include your full site url.