MetaJuly 2, 2009
Themes are GPL, too
If WordPress were a country, our Bill of Rights would be the GPL because it protects our core freedoms. We’ve always done our best to keep WordPress.org clean and only promote…
By Matt Mullenweg · 4 min read
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DevelopmentJune 26, 2009
WordPress 2.8.1 Beta 2
2.8.1 Beta 2 is ready for testing. Download it, check out the changes since beta 1, and review all tickets fixed in 2.8.1. We especially suggest, recommend, and beg that plugin…
By Ryan Boren · 1 min read
DevelopmentJune 21, 2009
WordPress 2.8.1 Beta 1
We’ve started work on the first maintenance release to 2.8. 2.8.1 will fix a handful of bugs that turned up in 2.8. Today we’re releasing the first beta of 2.8.1. Download it, and…
By Ryan Boren · 1 min read
ReleasesJune 11, 2009
2.8 Release Jazzes Themes and Widgets
I’m very excited to announce to everyone that the latest and greatest version of WordPress, version 2.8 “Baker,” is immediately available for download. 2.8 represents a nice fit…
By Matt Mullenweg · 2 min read
DevelopmentJune 7, 2009
WordPress 2.8 Release Candidate 1
With Release Candidate 1, we think WordPress 2.8 is ready and complete. Download it, test it, and tell us what you think. If you don’t uncover any bad bugs, 2.8 will be released…
By Ryan Boren · 1 min read
DevelopmentJune 3, 2009
Summary of #wordpress-dev IRC meetup for 20090603
Next Wednesday, June 10th, is the target date for the release of WordPress 2.8. Tickets against the 2.8 milestone that are not blockers will be postponed to another release. WP…
By Ryan Boren · 1 min read
DevelopmentMay 23, 2009
WordPress 2.8 Beta 2
Download beta 2. See changes since beta 1.
By Ryan Boren · 1 min read
DevelopmentMay 16, 2009
WordPress 2.8 Beta 1
Download it, test it, file bugs. What’s new? All of this. Good hunting, all you testers.
By Ryan Boren · 1 min read
DevelopmentMay 9, 2009
Contributing to WordPress, Part IV: Ideas, Opinions, Feedback
“I wish they’d implement feature x.” “Why won’t they put feature y into core? It’s rated really high in the Ideas forum!” “It doesn’t matter what I think, all the decisions get…
By Jen · 5 min read
DesignMay 4, 2009
Contributing to WordPress, Part III: Usability Testing
One of the reasons WordPress 2.7 was such a success is the amount of usability testing that took place during the development cycle. Starting with testing 2.5 and the Crazyhorse…
By Jen · 4 min read
GeneralApril 30, 2009
Make Friends with BuddyPress
What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social networks like Facebook? Now there is: check out…
By Matt Mullenweg · 1 min read
DesignApril 30, 2009
Design Tweaks Poll Results
The poll is closed, the votes are counted, and the results are interesting. The table below shows the actual breakdown of the poll votes, of which there were 2,651. As you can…
By Jen · 2 min read