WordPress 3.0 Thelonious Released

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Today WordPress 3.0 "Thelonious" was released. [Download] Named after jazz legend Thelonious Monk, it sports a cleaner interface while adding quite a few new features like... More secure and stable New lighter/cleaner look Bulk updates for plugins and WordPress upgrades Help tabs on every screen New Twenty Ten default theme (very customizable) Custom menus which include sub menus Custom post types Short link support WP + MU built in 1200 bug fixes Download WordPress 3.0 here. … [Read more...]

WordPress Announces Official Release of WordPress For Blackberry 1.0

Only a couple days ago WordPress announced it's release of WordPress for Android which joined it's already popular WordPress for iPhone 2 app. Now WordPress has officially announced the release of WordPress for Blackberry 1.0. Looks like the mobile division at WordPress has been busy. Some notable features are: Ability to record and upload videos from your phone. We now support both 3gp and 3g2 formats on older generation BlackBerry devices. Introducing support for the HD video service VideoPress. Streamlined UI and functionality relating … [Read more...]

WordPress Announces Release Of Official Android App

On Tuesday WordPress announced it has officially released an app for the Android mobile platform. WordPress 1.0 for Android is an open source app and can now be downloaded from the Android Market. Some notable features are: Configure and manage multiple blogs Create and edit posts Create and edit categories Create and edit tags Easily add photos Easily add or moderate comments Comment notification If you get a chance to check it out, please let us know your experience in the comments below. Also, if you've tried the iPhone … [Read more...]

Poll: Is A Mobile Version Of Your Website A Good Idea?

With many WordPress developers and web developers in general now creating mobile or iPhone versions of their sites... do you think this is going to be the standard going forward or because of these new smartphones with multi-touch and other features do you think a well coded site should be enough? I personally think it comes down to the amount of content you have and how well your site is already laid out. If it's structurally sound I think a nicely developed mobile version will be appreciated by your customers. On the other hand if it hinders … [Read more...]

ModThemes.com Launches Site Redesign

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Late last week Premium WordPress developer ModThemes launched a completely redesigned site. According to the ModThemes blog the team had this to say about the redesign... The redesign wasn’t merely done for cosmetic purposes, but most importantly to create a much cleaner, streamlined experience for our present and future customers. We wanted it to be much easier to navigate the site and find exactly what you’re looking for. To make this happen we reorganized and removed a lot of the clutter and put more focus on WordPress how to’s, themes … [Read more...]