Comments on: How To: Spelling WordPress http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/ WordPress Themes, Plugins, Hacks, Tutorials, and more! Thu, 24 May 2012 10:30:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: David Bradley http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1627 David Bradley Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:45:56 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1627 @Jeffro2pt0 - if WordPress is the proper designation for the trademark, then it makes no sense for them to spell it with all capitals in the banner at wordpress.org and wordpress.com albeit with slightly different font sizes for the W and the P. Incidentally, a USPTO trademark search shows the Word Mark to be WORDPRESS (I presume they don't differentiate between upper and lower case) db @Jeffro2pt0 – if WordPress is the proper designation for the trademark, then it makes no sense for them to spell it with all capitals in the banner at wordpress.org and wordpress.com albeit with slightly different font sizes for the W and the P.

Incidentally, a USPTO trademark search shows the Word Mark to be WORDPRESS (I presume they don’t differentiate between upper and lower case)

db

]]> By: Jeffro2pt0 http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1626 Jeffro2pt0 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:41:02 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1626 You can't write about WordPress without screwing up once or twice and having the entire world jump on you because of it. In fact, it's been such an issue that there have even been plugins developed that take any instance of the word and transform it into the proper spelling and capitalization. And for those wondering WordPress is the proper recognition of their trademark. You can’t write about WordPress without screwing up once or twice and having the entire world jump on you because of it. In fact, it’s been such an issue that there have even been plugins developed that take any instance of the word and transform it into the proper spelling and capitalization.

And for those wondering WordPress is the proper recognition of their trademark.

]]> By: Matt http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1625 Matt Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:13:50 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1625 Thank you for saying this! Thank you for saying this!

]]> By: Como se escribe WordPress |Ayuda WordPress http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1623 Como se escribe WordPress |Ayuda WordPress Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:02:01 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1623 [...] de ellas es la correcta escritura del mismo término, que no te pienses que no ha generado ríos de tinta [...] [...] de ellas es la correcta escritura del mismo término, que no te pienses que no ha generado ríos de tinta [...]

]]> By: David Bradley http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1624 David Bradley Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:17:08 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1624 plug-ins, plugins, Plugins? Does anyone really care? If one is a registered trademark I'll give it an initial capital, but I'm certainly not adding hyphens or trying to remember where any other capitals should go, just to pander a branding whim. dAvID Brad-ley plug-ins, plugins, Plugins? Does anyone really care?

If one is a registered trademark I’ll give it an initial capital, but I’m certainly not adding hyphens or trying to remember where any other capitals should go, just to pander a branding whim.

dAvID Brad-ley

]]> By: Moses Francis http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1622 Moses Francis Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:53:05 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1622 True dat Kyle, i remember Lorelle pointing that out early last year and ever since i've spelled it with a capital P. Some people dont even know how to spell plugins properly (plug-ins) LOL. True dat Kyle, i remember Lorelle pointing that out early last year and ever since i’ve spelled it with a capital P.

Some people dont even know how to spell plugins properly (plug-ins) LOL.

]]> By: David Bradley http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1621 David Bradley Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:17:09 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1621 I've been in publishing for almost 20 years and this kind of issue comes up again and again. Is it MicroSoft or microsoft, or MicrOsOft or whatever? Publishers don't care. Their housestyle and nothing else should dictate how they handle trademarks and proprietary terms. It's polite to use an initial capital letter to make the word a proper noun, but there is no legal requirement to do so. As such, I take the P and use "Wordpress", others differ and give them the capital P. Most publishers have no interest in pandering to the design and marketing whims of companies but will usually use the initial capital in recognition of a trademark. But there are trademarks that use lower case initials and other formats that get very silly and are a sub-editor's nightmare. That said, there's nothing stopping anyone using google, wordpress, microsoft in their publications. It's down to housestyle, like I say. The company in question might baulk, but they can then pay to publish an ad pointing out the "correct" format for their trademark and most publishers will be happy to oblige. It's up to the company to protect their trademark, but there is no legal obligation on a publisher to do so. db I’ve been in publishing for almost 20 years and this kind of issue comes up again and again.

Is it MicroSoft or microsoft, or MicrOsOft or whatever?

Publishers don’t care. Their housestyle and nothing else should dictate how they handle trademarks and proprietary terms.

It’s polite to use an initial capital letter to make the word a proper noun, but there is no legal requirement to do so. As such, I take the P and use “WordPress”, others differ and give them the capital P.

Most publishers have no interest in pandering to the design and marketing whims of companies but will usually use the initial capital in recognition of a trademark. But there are trademarks that use lower case initials and other formats that get very silly and are a sub-editor’s nightmare.

That said, there’s nothing stopping anyone using google, wordpress, microsoft in their publications. It’s down to housestyle, like I say. The company in question might baulk, but they can then pay to publish an ad pointing out the “correct” format for their trademark and most publishers will be happy to oblige. It’s up to the company to protect their trademark, but there is no legal obligation on a publisher to do so.

db

]]> By: Kevin Y. http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1620 Kevin Y. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:05:16 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1620 It's all about habit. If you are not used to capitalization, you'll probably use small letters all the way not only for words like WordPress, but also other brand names like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc. It’s all about habit. If you are not used to capitalization, you’ll probably use small letters all the way not only for words like WordPress, but also other brand names like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc.

]]> By: Elmar http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1619 Elmar Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:32:26 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1619 I really like Wordpress, but i nevver bothered to write a capital "P" in the middle. And never will. I really like WordPress, but i nevver bothered to write a capital “P” in the middle. And never will.

]]> By: Richard H http://wphacks.com/how-to-spell-wordpress/#comment-1618 Richard H Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:12:04 +0000 http://wphacks.com/?p=478#comment-1618 Yessir! Their's know other weigh. ;) Yessir! Their’s know other weigh. ;)

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