what's new in wordpress 3.0
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WORDPRESS 3.0
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE MOST POPULAR CMS ON THE PLANET?
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HIGHLIGHTS
• WordPress 3.0 is in Beta(but not for long)
• Stand alone or Multisite (formerly WordPress MU)
• Custom Post Types
• New Default Theme (YAY!)
• Child Themes
• Theme Menu Builder
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HIGHLIGHTS
• More Installation Control
• Bulk updates (themes/plugins)
• Custom Taxonomies
• Better post revision management (be careful here)
• Everything is subject to change
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UPGRADE
• Backup database first
• Backup disk files
• If you can, test first
• Should be backwards compatible
• Validations to check PHP and MySQL
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SECURITY
• No Admin User
• Security Key created at install
• Login Lockdown (plug-in)
• File permissions
• Change passwords often (users and database)
• WP Firewall Plug-in
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INITIAL USER SETUP
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SECURITY
One of the most common mistakes people make with
a self hosted version of WordPress is failing to
apply updates.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress
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THEMES
• New default theme TwentyTen
• Built-in Theme Finder
• Slew of new hooks for theme developers (gives a much better user experience)
• New page templates
• Theme frameworks
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TWENTY TEN THEME
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THEMES
• New default theme TwentyTen
• Built-in Theme Finder
• Slew of new hooks for theme developers (gives a much better user experience)
• New page templates
• Theme frameworks
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THEME TEMPLATES
• Category Template
• Author Template
• Frontpage Template
• Single Post Template
• Admin Post Template
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THEMES
• New default theme TwentyTen
• Built-in Theme Finder
• Slew of new hooks for theme developers (gives a much better user experience)
• New page templates
• Theme frameworks
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THEMES
Theme Frameworks:
Thesis
Headway
(not free, and not General Public License - GPL)
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THEME FRAMEWORKS
(not free, and not General Public License - GPL)
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THEME FRAMEWORKS
FREE Headway License
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PLUG-INS
My Favorites
• Platinum SEO Plugin or All in One SEO Pack (learn how to configure these first)
• Google XMl Sitemap
• Blubrry Power Press for Podcasting
• BuddyPress for Community Building
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PLUG-INS
My Favorites
• DISQUS Comment System
• WP Touch iPhone Theme
• WP-DB-Backup (install it, configure it, use it)
• By far the best spam catcher on the plane it Akismet
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Q/A – ASK AWAY
Thank you!
Thom Allentwitter.com/ThomAllen
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http://pressdev.com
Web Design - WordPress – Facebook - iPhone
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