April 2010 Boston WordPress Meetup

Boston WordPress MeetupApril 26, 2010Wi-Fi Code: bwp426

http://bostonwp.orgTwitter: @bostonwp

Housekeeping• Twitter: @bostonwp

• Last Monday of every month (momentum)

• Welcome Co-organizer: Kurt Eng

• Sponsors

• BWPM videos found here:http://kurteng.blip.tv

• http://bostonwp.org

Bostonwp.org vs. Meetup.com

• Meetup.com

• Will still be used to schedule monthly meetups

• Foster ideas and community voting

• Bostonwp.org

• For more personable discussion(forums)

• Videos, meeting slides & minutes announcements

• Keeps meetup.com mailing list free (less spam)

Bostonwp.org

• Running WordPress 3.0 beta and BuddyPress!(No issues with crashing… yet!)

• “Soft-launched” - please register and provide feedback

• Soon to have tools for freelancers/WP shops to connect with clients

WordPress 3.0

WP 3.0 Major Features

• Merge of WordPress and WP MU

• Custom post types (CMS)

• Better navigation customization

• New default theme

Merge of WordPress and WP MU

• WP MU: Run a “network” of individual WP sites w/ 1 installation

• WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com (again)

• Still not in core yet (plugins):

• Domain mapping

• Cross site search

Custom Post Types

• Post vs. Page (not a true CMS)

• Flutter

• Any post type with specific taxonomy

• Movie

• Property

• Event

Custom Post Types

Better Navigation

• Cumbersome and not flexible

• Hardcoded w/ theme

• WooThemes.com

Better Navigationw/ WooThemes

New Default Theme (“Twenty Ten”)

WP 3.0 Minor Features

• Custom background support for themes

• Author-specific templates

• Ability to choose username during WP setup (security!)

WordPress 3.0 to be available May 1, 2010

WordPress as a CMSOpen Discussion

Your Panel

•Ryan Boyle

•James Coletti

•Brian Krausz

•Jim Spencer

•Jared Williams

•Moderator: James Mitchell