One of the performance enhancements that arrived with WordPress 3.3 was the ability to use %postname% as the permalink setting without taking a hit in performance. Otto goes into in-depth detail with regards to the patch he wrote to fix the problem which involved lots of help from friends. ∞
Get 3.0 While It’s Hot
Today is the day many within the WordPress community have been waiting for. The release of WordPress 3.0. The new release contains menu management, a new default theme, custom post types and taxonomies, bulk upgrader, multi-site capabilities and more. Michael Pick produced a short video summary of the new features in 3.0 that is worth watching.
There are a couple of things that I find interesting regarding the release of 3.0. The first is what the immediate future holds. Instead of going right to work on WordPress 3.1, the team will be taking three months off to get together in smaller teams to work on everything surrounding the WordPress project which is something that has been needed for a few years now. The second is just how many different individuals ended up in the Props section of the release post. Many of the names I recognize but there are quite a few that I don’t which is a good thing.
I’m proud to acknowledge the contributions of the following 218 people to the 3.0 release cycle. These are the folks that make WordPress what it is, whose collaboration and hard work enable us to build something greater than the sum of our parts
While the core of WordPress will be getting a small break, I’m looking forward to everything Otto will be doing for WordPress.org. Here’s to hopefully seeing WordPress.org truly becoming the epicenter of all things WordPress.
WPWeekly Episode 101 – 3.0 RC 3
In this short and sweet episode of WordPress weekly, we discuss how WordPress can control missiles, the release of RC3, and WordPress 2.9 surpassing the 10 million download mark. Although not related to WordPress, I provide an update as to what has been going on in my personal life. Sometimes, I feel that it’s best if we are all on the same page. Last but not least is the introduction of a new monthly segment on the show called Where’s Matt? Once a month, I’ll be getting in touch with Matt to ask him where he’s at, what he’s been up to and a few questions regarding recent news throughout the community.
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Stories Discussed:
Control Missiles With WordPress
WordPress RC 3 Released
WordPress 2.9 branch surpasses 10 million downloads
Announcements:
Joining me on June 19th will be Lisa Sabin-Wilson to discuss a new project she is working on. From what I know, it involves a new book.
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Otto To Head The WordPress.org Redesign
The WordPress.org redesign is about to get underway and the person who is in the hot seat to complete the work is Otto. For the past few weeks, we’ve been giving Otto some ideas as to what we would like to see done with the website. If you have not done so already, I highly encourage you to add your own feedback to the thread as it’s ongoing. Personally, I think the biggest weakness of the current website is the lack of organization of the data that it presents to the public. There is a lot of good information strewn about multiple pages but it takes too many clicks to get to. Also, some information needs be brought out from the depths of the site and made more public facing. From what I understand, Otto has reorganized his professional life for this opportunity so lets provide him the necessary support and hope all goes well. Placing the WordPress software aside, the WordPress.org website is one of the cornerstones of the project that I feel needs to be an awesome public face for the project.
WPWeekly Episode 82 – The Tinfoil Hat Brigade
In episode 82, I geeked out with Otto42 and Jeremy Clarke as we discussed a number of topics centered around WordPress development. This episode will most likely go over a lot of people’s heads but I still think it’s worth a listen if you’re at all interested in the privacy stuff that happened a few weekends ago or want to hear us talk about the issues surrounding testing and WordPress.
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Stories Discussed:
WordPress Privacy And Phoning Home
WordPress 2.9 Released as well as word on 2.9.1
New Default Theme In 2010
bbPress Is Back
Canonical Plugins
Last Weeks WordPress Trivia Question:
Matt mentioned in a public discussion the unofficial slogan for WordPress which of course he said jokingly. Tell me what that slogan is.
WordPress Trivia Answer:
we suck less with every release
This Weeks Trivia Question
Near which holiday was bbPress born?
Announcements:
Next week, I’ll be interviewing the WordPress MU Gurus themselves Ron and Andrea Rennick.
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