Matt Mullenweg recently wrote about how his P2 theme changed Automattic.
Running a company is like being part of a group and reading feedback from your group.
The P2 theme is like adding twitter comments on your group blogs homepage that are shared with members of your group.
You can also follow the posts you want rather than everything.
If you’re out of the office or away from the group, you can easily check all the activity in your group from anywhere in the world.
I’ve installed this theme on a local WordPress installation and playing around with it for a while.
P2 is also available on WordPress.com and mobile friendly.
P2 Options
Very minimal options panel.
Recent Tags
Lets you subscribe to a specific conversation rather than stuff your not focused on.
It completely transformed how Automattic works internally and I think is one of the most valuable things we’ve adopted in the past year.
4 Types of Post Formats
Keeping it short and simple.
Is This Theme A Waste of Time?
Must be heaps of different things you can use P2 for, not just changing the way you communicate within a group internally.
https://twitter.com/wpsitesdotnet/status/221971502906613761
Moving away from email and being more open and transparent within any type of group is becoming popular.
Ask The Audience
What you think would be the most effective use of this theme?
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