April 2010 Boston WordPress Meetup

Boston WordPress Meetup
April 26, 2010
Wi-Fi Code: bwp426
http://bostonwp.org
Twitter: @bostonwp

Housekeeping
Twitter: @bostonwp
Last Monday of every month (momentum)
Welcome Co-organizer: Kurt Eng
Sponsors
BWPM videos found here: http://kurteng.blip.tv
http://bostonwp.org

Bostonwp.org vs. Meetup.com
Meetup.com
Will still be used to schedule monthly meetups
Foster ideas and community voting
Bostonwp.org
For more personable discussion(forums)
Videos, meeting slides & minutes announcements
Keeps meetup.com mailing list free (less spam)

Bostonwp.org
Running WordPress 3.0 beta and BuddyPress! (No issues with crashing… yet!)
“ Soft-launched” - please register and provide feedback
Soon to have tools for freelancers/WP shops to connect with clients

WordPress 3.0

WP 3.0 Major Features
Merge of WordPress and WP MU
Custom post types (CMS)
Better navigation customization
New default theme

Merge of WordPress and WP MU
WP MU: Run a “network” of individual WP sites w/ 1 installation
WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com (again)
Still not in core yet (plugins):
Domain mapping
Cross site search

Custom Post Types
Post vs. Page (not a true CMS)
Flutter
Any post type with specific taxonomy
Movie
Property
Event

Custom Post Types

Better Navigation
Cumbersome and not flexible
Hardcoded w/ theme
WooThemes.com

Better Navigation w/ WooThemes

New Default Theme (“Twenty Ten”)

WP 3.0 Minor Features
Custom background support for themes
Author-specific templates
Ability to choose username during WP setup (security!)

WordPress 3.0 to be available May 1, 2010

WordPress as a CMS Open Discussion

Your Panel
Ryan Boyle
James Coletti
Brian Krausz
Jim Spencer
Jared Williams
Moderator: James Mitchell

April 2010 Boston WordPress Meetup

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