April 2010 Boston WordPress Meetup
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Boston WordPress MeetupApril 26, 2010Wi-Fi Code: bwp426
http://bostonwp.orgTwitter: @bostonwp
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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
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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)
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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
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WordPress 3.0
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WP 3.0 Major Features
• Merge of WordPress and WP MU
• Custom post types (CMS)
• Better navigation customization
• New default theme
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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
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Custom Post Types
• Post vs. Page (not a true CMS)
• Flutter
• Any post type with specific taxonomy
• Movie
• Property
• Event
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Custom Post Types
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Better Navigation
• Cumbersome and not flexible
• Hardcoded w/ theme
• WooThemes.com
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Better Navigationw/ WooThemes
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New Default Theme (“Twenty Ten”)
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WP 3.0 Minor Features
• Custom background support for themes
• Author-specific templates
• Ability to choose username during WP setup (security!)
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WordPress 3.0 to be available May 1, 2010
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WordPress as a CMSOpen Discussion
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Your Panel
•Ryan Boyle
•James Coletti
•Brian Krausz
•Jim Spencer
•Jared Williams
•Moderator: James Mitchell