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Submit Your Summer of Code Application Now!
Students, secure your awesome summer by applying to the WordPress Summer of Code now! The deadline is in 3 hours, 12 noon PDT / 19:00 UTC.
Be like Billy.
WordPress Summer of Code 2009
Dad: Well, Billy, another school year is coming to a close. No more college parties, just another summer here at home. What will you do all day?
Billy: Oh, I dunno. I’ll probably work on my blog or something.
Dad: You need more direction! That blog is just your generation’s answer to comic books.
Billy: On the contrary, [...]
Contributing to WordPress, Part I: Development
A week or two ago at WordCamp Denver, I gave a presentation about some plans to create more opportunities for people to contribute to the WordPress open source project. The icon design contest was such a success that it seems clear we need to come up with ways for non-developers to contribute their talents and [...]
Change the Web Challenge
We’re excited to be part of the Change the Web Challenge.
Basically, the contest is to create a plugin, widget, mash up, hack, or other variety of web application that helps people find and share opportunities to take action. The grand prize is 50 benjis, and the best WordPress plugin will also be featured in the [...]
New and Improved Plugins Directory Search
One of the biggest problems and most frequent complaints we’ve had with the WordPress.org Plugins Directory is the horrible, horrible search results.
No longer. We’re now using Sphinx (a “free open-source SQL full-text search engine”)
WordPress 2.7.1
2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available. 2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets. You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via the Tools->Upgrade menu, or you can download the package and upgrade manually.
Consult the list of fixed tickets and the full set of changes between 2.7 and 2.7.1 for details.
Thank a Plugin Developer Day
WordPress by itself is very simple — what makes it compelling for most of its users is the wide array of plugins (and themes) available for WP. The average WordPress blog has about 5 plugins installed! Today we just passed 4,000 plugins available in our plugin directory. (Which is also embedded into everyone’s WordPress 2.7 [...]
WordPress.tv
Today we’ve switched on WordPress.tv, your visual resource for all things WordPress.
On WordPress.tv, you’ll find tutorials for both WordPress self-installs and WordPress.com to help you get blogging fast and hassle-free. We’ve kicked
Prioritizing Features for WordPress 2.8
Everyone knows by now that WordPress 2.7 is packed with new features. Now that it’s available (almost 600,000 downloads as I write this!), it’s time to start working on 2.8. There were dozens of things that got tabled during 2.7 due to time constraints, and there are a lot of high-rated features in the Ideas [...]
WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”
The first thing you’ll notice about 2.7 is its new interface. From the top down, we’ve listened to your feedback and thought deeply about the design and the result is a WordPress that’s just plain faster. Nearly every task you do on your blog will take fewer clicks and be faster in 2.7 than it [...]