DevelopmentNovember 25, 2010
WordPress 3.1 Beta 1
It’s that time in the release cycle again, when all the features are basically done, and we’re just squashing bugs. To the brave of heart and giving of soul: Won’t you help us…
By Jen · 3 min read
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CommunityJuly 2, 2010
100 Million Plugin Downloads and Counting
WordPress 3.0 Thelonious passed 3 million downloads yesterday, and today the plugin directory followed suit with a milestone of its own: 100 million downloads. The WordPress…
By Andrew Nacin · 2 min read
DevelopmentJune 11, 2010
3.0 RC3
A weekend present, in haiku: Last call; final bugs Itch, scratch, contort; calmly wait For now: RC3 That’s right. What will hopefully be the final release candidate, RC3, is now…
By Jen · 1 min read
CommunityJune 9, 2010
Expanding the Theme Review Experiment
When I was a kid my dad used to practice his typing skills (on a real typewriter no less) with the phrase: Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.…
By Joseph Scott · 1 min read
DevelopmentMay 28, 2010
WordPress 3.0 Release Candidate
As Matt teased earlier, the first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 3.0 is now available. What’s an RC? An RC comes after beta and before the final launch. It means we think…
By Jen · 1 min read
DevelopmentMay 6, 2010
WordPress 3.0, Beta 2
Following the successful post-WordCamp San Francisco code sprint, we are now ready to release the second beta of WordPress 3.0. Things to test: Revised menu user interface Changes…
By Peter Westwood · 1 min read
CommunityApril 24, 2010
Coming up on Beta 2: Sprint!
Early next week, we’re hoping to release the 2nd beta release of WordPress 3.0 on our journey toward the final version. There are still over 200 bugs in the 3.0 milestone, and we…
By Jen · 1 min read
DevelopmentApril 13, 2010
Secure File Permissions Matter
Summary: A web host had a crappy server configuration that allowed people on the same box to read each others’ configuration files, and some members of the “security” press have…
By Matt Mullenweg · 1 min read
DevelopmentApril 3, 2010
WordPress 3.0, Beta 1
Remember when I posted earlier about the Twitter account, and I said that hopefully you’d find out later today what has been keeping us all so busy? Beta testers, this is your…
By Jen · 2 min read
CommunityMarch 29, 2010
Summer of WordPress 2010: Act II
Scene: A college classroom Professor: So. Out of the 20 students in the class, half wrote WordPress Summer of Code proposals good enough to receive an A. How many of you are…
By Jen · 3 min read
CommunityMarch 21, 2010
Summer of WordPress 2010: Act I
Scene: A college classroom Professor: Is anyone here applying for Google Summer of Code this year? If so, see me after class to discuss getting independent study credit toward…
By Jen · 3 min read
DevelopmentFebruary 23, 2010
Menus, the Merge, and a Patch Sprint!
A Report from the 3.0 Development Cycle Menus There’s been a flurry of blog posts about the integration of the WooThemes Custom Navigation into WordPress core, so I thought it was…
By Jen · 3 min read