For better or worse, the U.S. political season is here, but thanks to WordPress.com VIP, we now know that WordPress is the most commonly used platform for this season’s campaign sites. In a field that was previously dominated by custom-built sites, WordPress is making a strong grab for the mantle of the go-to political web platform, and between WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla, open source software is powering almost all of this season’s campaign sites. For this season alone, WordPress is powering 35% of U.S. Congressional races, 40% of U.S. Senate races, 44% of Gubernatorial races, 41% of state political parties, and both of the 2012 major political party conventions.
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I’m sure you’ve seen all of our WordPress videos over the past few years, but were you aware that most of them came from the same place? If you’re in the mood for some educational and inspirational videos, head on over to WordPress.tv, where you can find hundreds of videos from general tutorials to almost every WordCamp presentation.
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Planning for the 2012 WordPress Community Summit is underway, but they are in need of some sponsors who are eager to help the future of WordPress. If you’re a fan of WordPress and want to see what happens when the top WordPress volunteers sit in the same room for a day, sponsor the WordPress Community Summit! All sponsorships come with notoriety on the summit website and the opportunity to send an approved participant to the summit.
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WordPress 3.4.2 has been released. Along with the security fixes, this release addresses almost 20 bugs, including better support for older browsers in the administration area and improved plugin compatibility with the visual editor. This is a security release, so it is recommended for all users. If you run into trouble with WordPress 3.4.2, stop by the master list of known issues and post to the support forums if your problem isn’t covered there.
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WordPress 3.5 has entered early development and will be featuring the new Twenty Twelve default theme. If you’re curious about what went into the new default theme, designer Drew Strojny took a reverse approach to this in his talk at WordCamp San Francisco 2012, How not to Design a Default Theme. Currently, Twenty Twelve is available to WordPress.com bloggers if you want to play around with it. It will also be available via the official Theme Directory for WordPress.org bloggers shortly, and included with the release of WordPress 3.5.
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Back in February, the folks at Automattic released a fresh new starter theme for the WordPress community, lovingly titled _s. _s was designed to pave the way forward for some great new themes, but getting started was a bit of pain. Enter the new site for the _s starter theme, Underscores.me. Underscores.me not only tells you why you should consider using _s to build you next great theme, it also provides a super-simple way to download your own copy, complete with your new theme’s name, slug, author, author URL, and description already set! So, if you’re itching to get your name out there by launching your first theme, there has never been a better time to give _s a try!
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As mentioned during the State of the Word, the WordPress for iOS app has received a major redesign with the release of version 3.1. Among several bug fixes, this new release includes an entirely redesigned look with sliding panels, a new sidebar navigation panel, post format support, improved stats, and quick photo and post preview support for the iPad. If you have an iOS device and haven’t tried the app yet, now’s the time to give it a shot, and feel free to lend a hand in its development. It is open source after all!
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One of the major draws for WordCamp San Francisco is the State of the Word, an address to the entire WordPress community from Matt Mullenweg, who shares some favorite moments from WordPress’s past and some looks into its future. Not surprisingly, this year’s State of the Word did not disappoint. Fortunately, the video was released only a few days after the WordCamp, so those of you who missed it can enjoy it now. Here are some highlights in no particular order: Double the number of WordCamp attendees since last year. 44 million download of WordPress this year, out of 145 million downloads of WordPress since it launched. WordPress 3.5 will feature full support for Apple’s retina displays. Grab Jetpack if you want this now. WordPress 3.5 will be available on December 5 with a new commitment to meet release dates without compromise to stability. There is a new official handbook […]
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The scope for WordPress 3.5 has been proposed. Of note, the planned release date is December 5, with release candidates landing around November 14, and a feature freeze at the end of September. WordPress 3.5 will also be introducing the new default Twenty Twelve theme, full support for Apple’s new super-high-definition Retina displays, and improved user experience and image handling. Of course, WordPress 3.5 is still in the planning stages, so these are all subject to change at any time before the feature freeze in September.
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James began using WordPress in 2004. Being new to WordPress (and blogging in general), he quickly found the WordPress Support Forums and basically never left. James currently resides in sunny Southern California, where he enjoys bringing happiness to millions of WordPress.com users.
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