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

e: jane@automattic.com

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