What's Coming in WordPress 3.0
- 1. What’s Coming in WordPress 3.0 (and what it will mean to you) Jane Wells WordCamp Miami February 20, 2010
- 2. Jane Wells, WordPress | Automattic Master of Suggestion/Cat Herder t: @janeforshort e: jane@automattic.com w: http://jane.wordpress.com
- 3. So Far • 212 bugs fixed • 83 enhancements • 4 feature requests
- 4. Pending • 265 bugs • 155 enhancements • 12 feature requests • 13 tasks (blessed)
- 5. New Default Theme: 2010 • Custom header • Custom background • Clean design • Multiple widget areas • Cascading menus
- 6. Custom Post Types • Custom content types • Ex: Products, Listings Custom post types + taxonomies = CMS
- 7. Better Menu Management • Woo Custom Nav • Mix pages, categories, links • Exclude items • Re-order items • Multiple menus • Hierarchical menus
- 8. The Merge.
- 9. WP + MU = WP
- 10. Don’t be afraid.
- 11. 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
- 12. What’s going to happen?
- 14. 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
- 15. If you have one site: Nothing will change.
- 16. 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
- 17. If you’re using MU: Nothing will happen.
- 18. 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
- 19. Combining Individual Sites: Change a few files, import.
- 20. 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
- 21. 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
- 22. Starting from scratch? Decide single vs. many during install process.
- 23. No fuss, no muss. (Check your plugins and themes.)
- 24. Pending Tickets • 265 bugs • 155 enhancements • 12 feature requests • 13 tasks (blessed)
- 25. Want to Help? Patch Sprint! Week of February 22 • 265 bugs • 155 enhancements • 12 feature requests Last week for enhancements: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/report/32