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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