WordPress 3.1 has been released. This release features a lightning fast redesigned linking workflow which makes it easy to link to your existing posts and pages, an admin bar so you’re never more than a click away from your most-used dashboard pages, a streamlined writing interface that hides many of the seldom-used panels by default to create a simpler and less intimidating writing experience for new bloggers (visit Screen Options in the top right to get old panels back), and a refreshed blue admin scheme available for selection under your personal options. All together, this release fixes more than 820 issues. Users can upgrade automatically via their Dashboard or use the manual instructions. As always, please contact the WordPress Support Forums if you run into any trouble. Now that WordPress 3.1 has been released, the core developers plan 3.2 to be a shorter development cycle, “and include some fun improvements […]
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WordPress is certainly increasing in popularity these days, and now it has its own board game. BoardPress premiered at WordCamp Indonesia and is briefly described as follows: [BoardPress] can be played by 2-4 players with playing time up to 45 minutes. In the game, each player takes a role as a web developer who works on a team to set a new blog by implementing the WordPress engine. Each player needs to set the optimal combination of plugins. Of course, it’s not as easy as it sounds. The game includes a few obstacles, include a pair of dice, that (much like web design) could either help you along or quickly destroy your work. The game is being developed by Kummara and should be available soon. If you’re planning to order it the second it launches, head over to BoardPress.org to sign up for announcements.
[Continue Reading...]A tiny bug made its way into the recent release of WordPress 3.0.5. The release did fix the security issue that it was intended to fix, but it was a bit overzealous and “stripped advanced HTML (on display, not save, thankfully) from comments by people with the unfiltered_html capability.” This particular bug has been deemed a rare case, and the developers would prefer to focus on 3.1 than release yet another 3.0.x update, but they were able to sneak a hotfix for the bug into the latest release of Akismet (2.5.3). A new plugin, appropriately titled Hotfix has also been released to fix this particular bug and select future bugs as they pop up, “so you don’t have to wait for the next WordPress core release.” Think of it as a dedicated plugin for minor WordPress updates.
[Continue Reading...]WordPress 3.0.5 and 3.1-RC4 have been released. Both releases address three security issues and add additional security enhancements, and 3.1-RC4 fixes “about two dozen additional bugs.” Both updates are available immediately via your Dashboard, but users updating to 3.0.5 will need to update to the latest release of Akismet again. Core developer Andrew Nacin hopes to minimize “the Akismet update dance” in WordPress 3.1 and put an end to it in WordPress 3.2.
[Continue Reading...]WordPress.com has just launched their premium theme store, bringing premium theme developers and the first two of hopefully many premium themes to over 17 million WordPress.com blogs. Previously, WordPress.com users were limited to just over a hundred free themes with no ability to upload their own, thus cutting them off from the premium theme market. Now, premium theme developers have a chance to cash in on “the other WordPress” users. WordPress.com is starting their premium theme offerings with Headlines for $45 (available to self-hosted WordPress users for $70 with two “bonus” themes) and Shelf for $68 (also available to self-hosted WordPress users for $68). WordPress.com plans to increase their free and premium theme offerings “in a big way” this year, so this is definitely shaping up to be a game-changer in the premium theme market. (Disclosure: I also work at Automattic.)
[Continue Reading...]Alex King has announced that his company WP HelpCenter will be shutting down on February 28th. The WordPress HelpCenter was a company aimed at providing support for plug-ins and themes to offload the support burden from developers. As Alex points out, the company was not able to gain traction with developers. But the nail in the coffin for something like WP HelpCenter is that commercial support for free plug-ins and themes was not something people were willing to pay for. Alex believes that the service WP HelpCenter provided is still needed in the WordPress community and for anyone else willing to dive into the market, he shares the following tips: I would recommend getting funding in place so that you can hire and do internal training, then come to market with a 5-6 person team (with dedicated sales and project management roles) in place from the start. Then it’s just […]
[Continue Reading...]The dates have been set for the largest annual WordCamp, WordCamp San Francisco. This year, WCSF has been extended a whole three days, starting August 12, and ending August 14. WCSF 2011 will feature Matt Mullenweg’s “State of the Word” address, several well-known speakers, activities, summits, workshops, and other events. If you’re a northern Californian fan of WordPress, or you love to travel to great WordPress events, this is one WordCamp that you can’t miss! Have you ever been to WCSF? Do you plan to go this year?
[Continue Reading...]The third WordPress 3.1 Release Candidate has been released. There have been a few significant changes made since the second Release Candidate, including the removal of AJAX list tables, which introduced too many bugs and usability issues to be considered stable for 3.1 Because of the major changes, the developers are asking for as many beta testers as they can get. If you run into any problems, please feel free to discuss them in the Alpha/Beta section of the Support Forums or contact the wp-testers mailing list. If you run into any bugs, please follow this guide to report them. Have you tried WordPress 3.1 RC3 yet? If you have, what do you think so far? Are you ready for the final release of WordPress 3.1?
[Continue Reading...]The highly anticipated, multi-authored book entitled Professional WordPress Plugin Development is now available for pre-order from Amazon. The book which is written by Brad Williams, Justin Tadlock and Ozh Richard covers everything you’d need to know to build an awesome plugin. Here is just a sampling as to what is covered: Plugin Foundation: Starting off on the right foot. Hooks: The backbone of the plugin system. WP Integration: Widgets, meta boxes, etc. Internationalization: Readying your plugin for translation. Security: Lock down your plugin from attacks and hacks. Settings: How to create and use plugin settings. Users: Working with users, roles, and capabilities. HTTP API: Doing cool stuff like Google Maps integration. Shortcodes: Making users’ lives easier with simple-to-use shortcodes. Rewrite API: Bending rewrite rules to your will. Debugging: How to debug and optimize your code. The book weighs in at over 500 pages with over 80 example plugins to learn […]
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