You Might Be A WordPress Junkie If…

  1. You have more than 5 folders on your web space that begin with “wp-”. (There are only 4 included in the distribution, but I have 7.)
  2. You know that a post-slug is not an insect or a shotgun shell.
  3. You know what the WordPress Wiki is and where to find something in it.
  4. You check the WP CVS at least once a day for updated files.
  5. You know at least two of the developers by their domain name.
  6. You’ve written/modified a plugin or hack for WP
  7. You don’t know any Mullenweg’s, but you know a PhotoMatt.
  8. You know that b2 isn’t just the first two characters of a popular Hip Hop group.
  9. Your site is listed under “Strut your stuff” on the WP.
  10. You’ve talked someone into trying WP.

*Inspired by all of the recent commotion at WordPress.

This entry was written by Nick, posted on May 20, 2004 at 12:17 am, filed under Entry and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

26 Comments

  1. Photo Matt » WordPress Junkie
    Posted July 1, 2004 at 11:26 am | Permalink | Reply

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  2. Root
    Posted May 21, 2004 at 8:10 pm | Permalink | Reply

    You know you are a WP addict when your wife leaves you :sad: I am thinking of starting a 12 step programme.

  3. Nick
    Posted May 21, 2004 at 11:08 pm | Permalink | Reply

    That can’t be good! :neutral:

  4. David
    Posted May 24, 2004 at 1:40 pm | Permalink | Reply

    What’s sad is that I’m already a junkie (everything but #9) …and I only switched from MT this weekend!

  5. Nick
    Posted May 25, 2004 at 5:15 am | Permalink | Reply

    I’ve got a new one…if you’ve been without Internet for more than 24 hours preventing you from accessing your blog…and you get the shakes! I feel much better now that I can respond to some comments.

  6. Daynah
    Posted July 1, 2004 at 12:39 pm | Permalink | Reply

    I’m guilty of all the above, especially the last one!

  7. Albert
    Posted July 1, 2004 at 3:53 pm | Permalink | Reply

    #4: much easier to just check the commit mailing list

    #6: no, but I sent a minor patch to mosquito and it was commited

    #9: nope

    #10: nope

    Guess I am a junkie anyway…

  8. Nick
    Posted July 1, 2004 at 3:58 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Yes, I’ve also joined the mailing list, but it wasn’t available at the time I posted this. Come to think of it, either was mosquito. The WP advances never stop!

  9. markku
    Posted July 1, 2004 at 4:24 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Hey, does this mean I’m no wordpress junkie? How about 5 different wordpress installs on my desktop server, does that count? :mrgreen:

  10. Craig
    Posted July 1, 2004 at 5:48 pm | Permalink | Reply

    You are a WP junkie if you’ve written a tutorial for WP.

    You are a WP junkie if you’ve posted over 500 times in the support forums. (I’ve done over 1000)

  11. Podz
    Posted July 1, 2004 at 8:04 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Guilty – on all counts I reckon, and that includes Craig’s !

  12. Jess Masters
    Posted December 4, 2007 at 9:53 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Excellent read again, keep em coming!

  13. Naomi Campbell
    Posted May 23, 2008 at 1:47 am | Permalink | Reply

    Hey!…I Googled for author, but found your page about …and have to say thanks. nice read.

  14. Debbie C
    Posted August 1, 2008 at 3:38 am | Permalink | Reply

    Your a WordPress junkie if you are a web designer and use the wordpress core files to build websites rather than code with just Html and CSS.

  15. Gymbo
    Posted August 22, 2008 at 4:17 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Damn I am a junkie then. Thats gotta stop. No no no i won’t go to rehab.

  16. kilmanjaro
    Posted August 22, 2008 at 5:00 pm | Permalink | Reply

    having wordpress for my iphone saves me lots of time working from home and on the road, not to mention the overime!

  17. Heike
    Posted September 12, 2008 at 2:32 pm | Permalink | Reply

    11. your hobby is deleting comment spam

  18. CMS Critic
    Posted September 14, 2008 at 7:37 am | Permalink | Reply

    If you interviewd Matt.

    http://cmscritic.com/wordpress-founder-matt-mullenweg-interview/

  19. Matt Gagnon
    Posted October 20, 2008 at 10:25 am | Permalink | Reply

    posted over 500 times? thats a lot.

  20. Kevin D
    Posted December 4, 2008 at 9:58 am | Permalink | Reply

    Funny list, good humor for real. I’m still smiling :)

  21. Steve
    Posted January 4, 2009 at 3:04 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Good stuff there.

    Ver true for a lot us.

  22. Meshif
    Posted January 7, 2009 at 3:03 am | Permalink | Reply

    I can’t take a joke, what is b2?

    I’m using wordpress too and don’t know

  23. lyndsey
    Posted January 15, 2009 at 2:38 am | Permalink | Reply

    You hate the number 2.7, and a widget is just not some term that economists use to describe a hypothetical product :)

  24. Victor
    Posted February 1, 2009 at 7:31 am | Permalink | Reply

    I guess i’m just a wordpress dummy. Still have a lot to learn to be considered as junkie.

  25. Shahin
    Posted February 15, 2009 at 12:05 pm | Permalink | Reply

    LMAO! I definitely qualify man! Nice post!

  26. Ray William Johnson
    Posted March 16, 2009 at 12:54 pm | Permalink | Reply

    Damn. I have a total of 19 wp folders. =(

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