WordPress 3.5 RC 3 has been released. This RC is quite polished, and it looks like the final WordPress 3.5 release may be just a few days away judging by their previous timeline. The new Media interface has received a few more enhancements, uploading errors are now more specific, and various mobile device and Internet Explorer bugs have been fixed. This is most likely the last WordPress 3.5 RC before the final release hits, so if you’re plugin or theme developer who doesn’t like surprises on launch day, you should definitely test your products now. If you run into any bugs, please check the known and fixed issues first, report them if they have not already been reported, and visit the support forums if you need any help.

WordPress 3.5 RC 2 has been released. In the first release candidate, the developers predicted that the final WordPress 3.5 release would be in just two weeks, so I imagine it’s just about a week away now. Please do try it on a test installation, especially if you are a plugin or theme developer who would rather not have a panic of bug reports on launch day if your product has any incompatibilities with WordPress 3.5. The Media tools have received a rather extensive overhaul, so you might want to try those out if you frequently rely on them, and if you’re a WordPress.com blogger, the new Media tools are now live on your WordPress.com blog. If you run into any bugs, please check the known and fixed issues first, report them if they have not already been reported, and visit the support forums if you need any help.

D5 Design is an elegant and responsive theme. Media Maven is a simple, clean, and elegant theme. Sepia Memories is a responsive theme inspired by genealogy, history, photography, family, and antiques.

New plugins Knews Multilingual Newsletters allows you to build multilingual professional looking newsletters. WP Subscriber Form adds a subscription form to the end of your content. Updated plugins BackWPup allows you to backup your WordPress database, files, and more. Theme-Check allows you to run checks on the current theme before uploading to WordPress. This plugin uses the same API and is kept more or less in sync with the WordPress.org uploader tool. WP SlimStat is a simple but powerful web analytics plugin for WordPress.

If you have been desiring to build your own WordPress theme, now is certainly the time to do it, as ThemeShaper has completed their updated WordPress Theme Tutorial. Previously mentioned back in October, this completely free-of-charge tutorial featured new lessons launched every day, with new tool,s and modern up-to-date code examples from the _s starter theme. Now that the tutorial is complete, you can work at your own pace as you follow it through to your first great WordPress theme.

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New plugins Add Email Signature adds a configurable signature to every outgoing email that WordPress sends. Easy Local Site aids the development process on a local WordPress site by adding some handy reminders and overriding outgoing emails. Force Password Change requires users to change their password on their first login. Q2W3 Fixed Widget fixes positioning of the selected widgets when the page is scrolled down. Updated plugins bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress, available for the first time ever as a plugin. Batcache uses Memcached to store and serve rendered pages. Co-Authors Plus allows you to assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types via a search-as-you-type input box. Custom Javascript Editor allows you to add custom Javascript to your site from an editor in the WordPress admin. Edit Flow gives you custom statuses, a calendar, editorial comments, and more, all to […]

WordPress 3.5 RC 1 has been released. Since the third beta, this release candidate has received a bit more polish and is looking closer to a final product. The developers are forecasting the final WordPress 3.5 release will be in just two weeks. Though this particular RC is quite polished, it is still is not meant for live sites. However, please do try it on a test installation, especially if you are a plugin or theme developer who would rather not have a panic of bug reports on launch day if your product has any incompatibilities with WordPress 3.5. The Media tools have received a rather extensive overhaul, so you might want to try those out if you frequently rely on them. If you run into any bugs, please check the known and fixed issues first, report them if they have not already been reported, and visit the support forums if you […]