It is indeed a cliché to say that WordPress is the most popular open source blogging script in the market in the contemporary world. In fact, this statement needs no emphasis as WordPress among web developers is every day jargon. The very first version of WordPress was released in 2003. Since then, various versions have been developed and upgraded but the most recent version is WordPress 3.0. Released in 2010, WordPress 3.0 has incorporated many changes and new features from market demand and also from the experience gained from WordPress software being in the market for over seven years. Simply put, WordPress 3.0 offers you more advanced functionality than the previous versions. Below are some of the features that make WordPress 3.0 the great blogging script it is.
The first feature that strikes your eyes is a Welcome guide. Yes; WordPress 3.0 comes with a welcome guide with every installation making it less intimidating to new users. It has improved menu management with features such as Custom Woo Navigation that enables drag and drop features as well as other usability features that facilitate the management of menus, submenus and widgets.
The default design theme is new in WordPress 3.0 in replaces the old and all too familiar Kubrick and Classic themes and is called Twenty Ten conveying the intention of designing a new default theme each year. WordPress.org and WordPress MU have also been merged to enable users who are not familiar with WordPress MU to be able to run multiple blogs: a feature that was previously supported only on WordPress MU. It also allows WordPress MU users to have full access to all the plugins of WordPress.org.
Another character of WordPress 3.0 is a new login form that is easily outputted to give a more intuitive login. The standardized comment form has been remodeled to support extra plugins for extra functionality. The custom background support has also undergone a code change to allow the user replace the gray background with a custom background image of the blogger’s choice. The custom post types have also not been left out in the wave of change. Even though categories have been retained, bloggers can now post content of a wide variety or content type such as admin pages, products, permalinks, portfolio listings or just normal posts.
The new WordPress 3.0 design also eliminates the use of default user names which were the norm in previous versions. The new version allows the user to select a custom name during the installation process which serves to enhance security. Use of author specific templates has been expanded with the ability to mark one’s entries or posts with a signature. With WordPress 3.0 it is also possible to use short URLs instead of long ones in order to save up space on some sites for example Twitter. Another great feature of WordPress 3.0 is canonical plugins. This feature unites plug-in authors into a single community so that should the author of a plug-in drop out, the plug-in will continue being upgraded and debugged to be compatible with future WordPress versions.
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