The image in the header is a cropped version of one of Daniel Bachhuber’s photos from the WDA trip to India.

Our colophon is meant to describe nuts and bolts behind Whitman Direct Action’s website. Following the ideas behind an open-source organization, we’ve ideally posted enough information for someone build a mirror copy of the site. If you find a tidbit we’re lacking, please let us know and we’ll add the appropriate information ASAP.

Hosting

CMS

Here at WDA, we use the stellar WordPress as our Content Management System. Most notable for its famous 5-Minute Install, WP is a simple combination of PHP and MySQL and allows for customization through Themes and Plugins. For our theme, we are currently using a modified version of:

• WordPress Default 1.6 by Michael Heilemann

Plugins

Plugins are the real gem of WordPress and they allow developers to add functionality to the current install without having to be a part of the core development team. We are using these plugins:

• Akismet by Matt Mullenweg - Catches those pesky spam comments
• Audit Trail by John Godley - Excellent tool for keeping track of what the users are editing
• Contact Form ][ by Chip Cuccio - A contact form that’s easy to install, customizable with CSS, and just the level of sophistication we need
• Feed Locations by Glenn Slaven - We use this over Feedburner’s Feed Smith because
• Google Analyticator by - Is there another Google Analytics plugin? This one probably owns the market! Great because it can disable the javascript for admins.
• Google XML Sitemaps by Arne Brachhold
• Maintenance Mode by Michael Woehrer
• Redirection by John Godley - A brilliant plugin for managing URI’s that get changed, as well as seeing where your visitors are hitting 404’s
• WordPress Database Backup by Austin Matzko - Imperative if you want to save your site in the case of a server crash
• wpSEO by Sergej Müller - Simply the best plugin for making “title” and “meta” in the header super dynamic

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“A colophon, in publishing, is a brief description usually located at the end of a book, describing production notes relevant to the edition. In most cases it is a description of the text typography, often entitled A note about the type. This will identify the names of the primary typefaces used, provide a brief description of the type’s history, and a brief statement about its most identifiable physical characteristics. A colophon may also identify the book’s designer, software used, printing method if letterpress, the printing company, and the kind of ink, paper and its cotton content. Detailed colophons are a characteristic feature of limited edition and private press printing. Books publishers Alfred A. Knopf and O’Reilly Media are notable for their substantial colophons.” - Wikipedia