what's coming in wordpress 3.0
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Presentation at WordCamp Miami on February 20, 2010 by Jane Wells on what to expect in WordPress 3.0.TRANSCRIPT
What’s Coming in WordPress 3.0
(and what it will mean to you)
Jane Wells
WordCamp MiamiFebruary 20, 2010
Jane Wells, WordPress | Automattic
Master of Suggestion/Cat Herder
t: @janeforshort
w: http://jane.wordpress.com
So Far
• 212 bugs fixed• 83 enhancements• 4 feature requests
Pending• 265 bugs • 155 enhancements• 12 feature requests• 13 tasks (blessed)
New Default Theme: 2010
• Custom header
• Custom background
• Clean design
• Multiple widget areas
• Cascading menus
Custom Post Types
• Custom content types• Ex: Products, Listings
Custom post types + taxonomies = CMS
Better Menu Management• Woo Custom Nav• Mix pages, categories, links• Exclude items• Re-order items• Multiple menus• Hierarchical menus
The Merge.
WP + MU = WP
Don’t be afraid.
Possible Situations
• One WordPress site now, one site later
• Many sites now (on an MU install), many sites later
• Many sites now (on separate installs), many sites later
• No WordPress sites now, but starting one later
What’s going to happen?
Probably nothing.
Possible Situations
• One WordPress site now, one site later
• Many sites now (on an MU install), many sites later
• Many sites now (on separate installs), many sites later
• No WordPress sites now, but starting one later
If you have one site:
Nothing will change.
Possible Situations
• One WordPress site now, one site later
• Many sites now (on an MU install), many sites later
• Many sites now (on separate installs), many sites later
• No WordPress sites now, but starting one later
If you’re using MU:
Nothing will happen.
Possible Situations
• One WordPress site now, one site later
• Many sites now (on an MU install), many sites later
• Many sites now (on separate installs), many sites later
• No WordPress sites now, but starting one later
Combining Individual Sites:
Change a few files, import.
Settings > Network• Begin on the site
you want to be the primary
• Choose subdomains or subdirectories
• Click Proceed
• Upload generated files (ftp)
• Import additional sites
Possible Situations
• One WordPress site now, one site later
• Many sites now (on an MU install), many sites later
• Many sites now (on separate installs), many sites later
• No WordPress sites now, but starting one later
Starting from scratch?
Decide single vs. many during install process.
No fuss, no muss.
(Check your plugins and themes.)
Pending Tickets
• 265 bugs • 155 enhancements• 12 feature requests• 13 tasks (blessed)
Want to Help? Patch Sprint!
• 265 bugs • 155 enhancements• 12 feature requests
Last week for enhancements:http://core.trac.wordpress.org/report/32
Week of February 22
Questions?
http://wordpress.org/development
http://wpdevel.wordpress.com
irc.freenode.net #wordpress-dev