A few months back, I tried to visit the WordPress Shop to check out some WordPress stuff but when I got there the site was closed for renovation. When I went to check yesterday, I was glad to see that it was already up and running. Aside from the website redesign/reboot, the WordPress Shop has a new URL and a new name – the WordPress Swag Store.

If the WordPress schwag you got from WordCamp wasn’t enough and you want to get your hands on more WordPress stuff, the WordPress Swag Store is the best place to find and buy official WordPress merchandise. There you can find WordPress shirts, jackets, hoodies, iPhone skins, moleskine notebooks, mugs, water bottles, USB thumb drives and many more.

Any of these WordPress products would make a good Christmas or holiday gift for any WordPress user. Btw, I bought myself a WordPress Footed Bistro Mug. :D

The WordPress Swag Store is already 100% functional but not yet 100% finished in terms of design and features. The team is still working on the fancy stuff which will be implemented soon. I hope they don’t forget to add product details (dimensions, weight, etc.) and put more product images so customers can have a better idea of the product before they purchase them. I also hope they’d offer more products like mousepads, laptop/netbook bags, keychains, etc. and also offer more color options for their apparel.

Check out the WordPress Swag Store!

NOTE: schwag or swag is the slang term for promotional items or products that are used for marketing. schwag items usually have the company’s name, logo or slogan, and are given away at trade shows, conferences. other names include swag or loot.

Time once again to recognize and appreciate the efforts of the top commentators, this time for the month of April. I haven’t forgotten about the Top Commentator of the Month award, its just that I was quite busy during the weekend and had some stuff that I needed to attend to. The top commentator for the month of April is not a stranger to this blog or to other regular readers of this blog because he was the top commentator for February and he’s also one of the guest bloggers here on JaypeeOnline. Some of you might already have an idea who I’m talking about.

The top commentator for the month of April:

jan – 27 comments

Before publishing this post, I informed jan that he was the top commentator for April and since he already won this a couple months back, he wanted to share the prize with the next person who had the most comments which is jhay. So jan will be receiving $15 via PayPal and jhay will get the WordPress schwag (pencil, pin, stickers, temporary tattoo) and a WordCamp Las Vegas t-shirt.

Here are the rest of the top commentators for the month of April:

jhay – 20 comments

trench – 11 comments

Gem – 10 comments

elmot – 10 comments

loy – 6 comments

sylv3rblade – 6 comments

joie – 5 comments

K – 5 comments

Raju – 4 comments

Thanks to the rest of the top commentators for participating and joining the discussion here at JaypeeOnline. I’d also like to thank the rest of the readers and other commentators not included in the list for taking the time to drop by, participate and share their thoughts and ideas here on JaypeeOnline. I appreciate and value all your ideas, questions and comments that you share.

Regarding this contest/award, I regret to inform you guys that I won’t have it for the month of May. I’ll make it up to you guys with a birthday bash slash contest that I’m planning to hold on July which hopefully will have better prizes than the Christmas Giveaway. If you’d like to sponsore a prize, feel free to contact me.

Thank you everyone for your time and have a nice day!

[image source: Lamont Cranston]

Its time once again to thank and appreciate the people who spend time to leave comments and join the discussions here on JaypeeOnline. Btw, I was thinking of posting this yesterday but decided to do it a day late so people won’t think this is a prank for April Fool’s Day. The winner of the Top Commentator of the Month award is no surprise. He almost won it last month but got beaten in the last few hours.

The top commentator for the month of March:

elmot – 43 comments

elmot will be receiving $15 via PayPal, some WordPress schwag pencil, pin, stickers and temporary tattoo and a WordCamp Las Vegas or WordPress tshirt. Please send me your PayPal email address and also mailing address so I can send you the stuff ASAP. If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can click here to create a new account.

jan – 30 comments

Raju – 17 comments

Gem – 14 comments

jhay – 9 comments

K – 8 comments

jong – 8 comments

gamzter – 6 comments

Ade – 5 comments

I’d also like to extend my thanks to the rest of the top commentators, including the other commentators not included in the list for participating and joining the discussion here at JaypeeOnline. I appreciate and value all your ideas, questions and comments that you share.

There will be a Top Commentator of the Month award for the month of April and the prizes at stake are still the same – $15 via PayPal, some WordPress schwag pencil, pin, stickers and temporary tattoo and a WordCamp Las Vegas or WordPress tshirt. So if you wanna win those stuff. If you want to win these prizes, you better start joining the discussions and start posting your comments.

If you’re interested in joining and becoming the Top Commentator of the Month, please make sure you read the Top Commentator of the Month page for Rules and other stuff regarding the TCOTM award.

Thank you everyone and have a nice day!

[image source: Lamont Cranston]

UPDATE: 02/04 Created a page for the Top Commentator of the Month.

One of the things that I wanna work on here at JaypeeOnline is to have more discussion not only between me and the person who left the comment but for readers to have discussions or conversations with other commentators. Based on what I’ve observed from other blogs, one effective way is to give readers an incentive or reward them for leaving comments. When I did my last theme reboot, I uninstalled the Top Commentators plugin but installed it immediately when I came up with this “incentive” plan.

Last month I mentioned that I was gonna giveaway some of the WordPress schwag to the top commentator of each month which is part of my “incentive” plan. This will be my way of rewarding loyal readers who leave comments and also to encourage discussion here at JaypeeOnline.

The top commentator for the month of January:

loy – 18 comments

Loy will be receiving $15 via PayPal and some WordPress schwag – pencil, pin, stickers and temporary tattoo. Please send me your PayPal email address and also mailing address so I can send you the stuff ASAP.

Here are the rest of the top commentators for the month of January:

jhay – 12 comments

Gem – 9 comments

jan – 8 comments

Ambo – 8 comments

gamzter – 5 comments

trench – 5 comments

Raju – 5 comments

Jehzeel – 4 comments

jong – 4 comments

Thanks to the rest of the top commentators for participating and joining the discussion here at JaypeeOnline. Don’t fret because this is just the start. For the month of February, aside from the $15 and WordPress schwag, I’ll also be giving away a WordCamp Las Vegas tshirt to the top commentator. So make sure you join the discussion and start leaving your comments.

To make sure that the system won’t be “gamed”, I’ll be monitoring all comments. To be eligible as the “top commentator” and for your comment to be counted, it should be related to the blog post or topic at hand. You can share your opinion regarding the topic, reply to another person’s comment, give feedback or ask a question as long as its related to the topic and it adds to the discussion. Another thing, please keep your comments “clean”. In case you don’t agree with me or with another person, you can say whatever you want as long as you keep it friendly. I won’t tolerate any harsh remarks or foul language and I will delete any inappropriate comments.

I forgot to mention that to encourage further discussion between other readers/commentators, comments should be in English as not all readers here on JaypeeOnline are Filipino. Thanks!

[image source: Lamont Cranston]

I know many of you have been waiting for this. As promised, the winners of the Christmas Giveaway would be announced today. Before anything else, I’d like to thank the following sponsors for making this possible:

1. Revolution Two WordPress Themes
2. Pro Theme Design
3. iThemes Premium WordPress Themes
4. WP Member – Advanced WordPress Membership Plugin
5. Elegant Themes – Premium WordPress Themes

I’d also like to thank everyone who joined the contest and those who didn’t join but blogged about it and helped spread the word about this Christmas Giveaway. This contest/giveaway wouldn’t have been successful without you guys. Thank you very much!

Now on to the part that everyone has been waiting for, the winners of the Christmas Giveaway.

• bluepanjeet – Revolution Two Pro Plus Membership
• mrniceash – Revolution Two Pro Plus Membership
• IngaOz – Revolution Two Pro Plus Membership
• slashtop – Mimbo Pro Single-License Copy
• october29thday – Mimbo Pro Single-License Copy
• babyface – FlexxTheme Single-Use Copy
• mjj0505 – FlexxTheme Single-Use Copy
• louie.medilo – WP-Member Plugin Ten-Site License
• wtcblogger – WP-Member Plugin Five-Site License
• sherrygo – WP-Member Plugin Five-Site License
• dexfamily – WP-Member Plugin Five-Site License
• suwari2000 – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• erxn – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• musyodik – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• gem – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• niceberry – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• mitchteryosa – Elegant Themes Membership License
• indocontest – Elegant Themes Membership License

Congratulations to all the winners! Please send me your email address so I can forward it to the sponsors. The individual sponsors will be the one who will contact you and send you the prizes.

To those who didn’t win, I wish I had more prizes to give away so everyone would get one but don’t worry. This is not the last contest or giveaway here on JaypeeOnline. There will be more coming soon like the WordPress schwag that I’ll be giving to the monthly top commentators and other cool stuff that I’ll be giving away so watch out for that. The best way to keep updated is to be subscribed to the RSS feed or receive updates via email.

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