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Dev tools · September 19, 2013

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Launching Wordpress Plugin to Replace Powerpoint & Slideshare

We've spent 9 months and close to $200,000 building a new plugin for wordpress. It's in beta, but it has: - a canvas editor for slides - a pdf importing service (with API) - a presentation viewer that is embeddable anywhere (with links to you not someone else) - slide notes (something none of the presentation sharing sites really accommodate) - publish on your own site and an aggregation site automatically (with API) We're launching now because we need to get it in your hands and have you provide us feedback for the next few phases. The power of owning your presentations and content is not…

Launching Wordpress Plugin to Replace Powerpoint & Slideshare launched on September 19, 2013 with 13 votes, #72 of 422 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

This WordPress plugin lets users create, manage, and embed presentations directly on their own websites. It includes a canvas-based slide editor, PDF importing, embeddable presentation viewer, and slide notes functionality. Users can publish presentations on their own site and automatically to an aggregation platform. The plugin is designed for content creators and marketers who want to own their presentation content rather than relying on third-party sharing platforms. Currently in beta, it's seeking user feedback for future development.

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We've spent 9 months and close to $200,000 building a new plugin for wordpress. It's in beta, but it has: - a canvas editor for slides - a pdf importing service (with API) - a presentation viewer that is embeddable anywhere (with links to you not someone else) - slide notes (something none of the presentation sharing…

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