Today WordPress 4.0 or “Benny” was released, all designed to bring you a smoother writing and management experience inside your dashboard. The highlights of the release include: Enhanced Media Management: View your uploads in an endless grid. A new details preview provides even better editing. Easier Visual Embeds: Paste in a YouTube URL on a … Read More
Automattic announced the immediate availability of its latest release WordPress 3.9. Codenamed “Smith” in honor of jazz organist Jimmy Smith, it features the following updates: A smoother media editing experience with an improved visual editor (it’s speedier and has mobile support). You can even paste from Word without having to clean up messy styling. Easier image … Read More
WordPress 3.8 (or Parker) has arrived! According to the announcement, 3.8 features: A new modern design A modern aesthetic: A fresh new look to the entire admin dashboard with a bigger, bolder, more colorful design. The fresh, uncluttered design embraces clarity and simplicity. Clean typography: Features the Open Sans typeface for simple, friendly text that … Read More
Last night Automattic launched version 3.7 of WordPress – codenamed “Basie” in honor of Count Basie. According to their blog post, here are the big updates WordPress website owners need to be know: Auto Updates: With WordPress 3.7, you no longer have to press any buttons to apply future maintenance and security updates. The update … Read More
Want a better way to add videos to your WordPress-powered website? While WordPress 3.6 allows you to embed video players for uploaded media directly into any post or page, you may appreciate more control with these advanced tools and plugins. ContentRobot Recommends: Viper’s Video Quicktags Viper’s Video Quicktags allows easy and XHTML valid posting of … Read More
Automattic released WordPress 3.6.1 last night – it’s a security release for all previous WordPress versions. According to their blog post, it addresses three issues fixed by the WordPress security team: Block unsafe PHP unserialization that could occur in limited situations and setups, which can lead to remote code execution. Prevent a user with an … Read More
Yesterday, Matt Mullenweg announced the arrival of WordPress 3.6. It looks like a very nice update. Our top 3 favorite features of Oscar are: 1. The New Twenty Thirteen Theme A nice blogging focus with a single column design. We liked that by selecting a different post type, you can easily change the background color … Read More
As part of WordCamp San Francisco, Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg always gives us the State of the Word. Here are the highlights from the 2013 edition: Neat facts: There have been 314 WordCamps (with 72 this year) and 1026 speakers in the past 12 months WordPress celebrated its 10th anniversary on May 27th WordPress now powers … Read More
