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WordPress 2.7 Coltrane Now Available

Sue — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:49:53 +0000

Boy, was the wait worth it! The new 2.7 version of WordPress (aka Coltrane) was just released, and upgrading AE took just about 6 minutes not counting the full server backup.

Some of the fun stuff to look forward to in 2.7 includes:

Automatic one click upgrades (admin privileges required)
One click plugin installation from WordPress.org (suspect this also requires admin privileges)
Customized drag & drop dashboards
Quick posts from the dashboard
Word count on new posts

For more information on the new WordPress goodies, I highly recommend checking out the following posts:

Aaron Brazell lays out the 10 Things You Need To Know About WordPress 2.7 and an additional post roundup.

Taylor Pratt at MarketingPilgrim.com has video and a quick overview of new features.

Sean P. Aune has a timely wrapup of 20+ plugins already compatible with 2.7 – since this has slowed upgrade times in the past, this was a welcome post.

Rick Turoczy at ReadWriteWeb takes a look at how WordPress listened to their raving fans to build a better release candidate that should be required reading for all software developers.

Last but not least, don’t Robert Scoble’s interviews with WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg on the future of blogs.

WordPress Webinar

Sue — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:05:38 +0000

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be delivering WordPress to Get Your Words Out as an NTEN webinar on Tuesday, October 21st from 2:00 – 3:30 pm. Registration is open to the general public as well.

This is a great, low cost way to learn everything you need to know to set up and run your own WordPress blog.

Please join us!

Fall Office Hours

Sue — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:15:31 +0000

I had such a great time this summer that I’m volunteering for NTEN’s office hours program again this fall. Of course, it’s only fun if you show up, so bring your printing, WordPress, blogging, twitter and general communications issues on over every Tuesday from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. You can also find other experts by browsing the new sidebar widget.

Not an NTEN member? That’s ok – office hours are now open to the general public! This is a great way to get expert advice and help for your organization.