New WordPress Comment Threading feature!

Introducing new threaded comments, comment paging, and comment order settings for your WordPress.com blog.

Step to  make things happen :

Go to Settings > Discussion in your dashboard, and you’ll discover three new options in the “Other comments settings” section:

• “Enable comments [x] levels deep”
• “Break comments into pages with [x] comments per page and the [first or last] page displayed by default”
• “Comments should be displayed with the [newer or older] comments at the top of each page”

With the threaded comments option, you can :

• Connect and interact with your readers while easily keeping track of who’s saying what to whom.
• Control the conversation by setting the number of levels allowed in your comment threads, from 1 to 10. (Ten levels deep means nine replies under each comment).
  • where to cut the thread.
  • display the first or last page of comments as the starting point.

I suggest setting threaded comments to about 3 levels deep, to keep the conversation focused. Here’s how that looks with the Contempt theme:

Job Vac @ Automattic

Work @ Automattic

Automattic is currently looking for bright, talented people (regardless of geographic location) to help us change the world.

Here are things that are important for all positions.

• Great communication skills. We’re a virtual team, so frequent and clear written communication is a must.
• Self-driven work ethic. We’re a flat organization where everyone is their own product manager.
• Curiosity and the desire to learn. Our business is changing and growing fast, who knows what will be the skills of tomorrow? Flexibility is key.

If you’re interested in learning more about Automattic as a company before applying, please see our How We Work page.

Mobile Engineer

Take WordPress and other Automattic projects to the small screen by developing Open Source mobile products for multiple mobile platforms. Work on apps for Android, Pre, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iPhone, and other platforms using such interfaces like our XML-RPC API. The kind of person we are looking for would have:

• Strong programming skills in multiple languages including Cocoa and Java.
• Experience in developing and launching a popular mobile application.
• Familiarity with the iTunes App store process.
• Passion for blogging and a deep understanding of WordPress and the XML-RPC API.
• Solid writing and communication skills.
• Good product instincts and user experience chops.
• Open Source project experience.

Code Wrangler

As a developer here you’re responsible for Making Stuff Go. The job is tough to describe because it’s so broad, but historically it has included new product development from conception to implementation, high-volume and high-concurrency programming, and a MacGyver-like dedication to squashing bugs. Here are some skills that will come in handy:

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.