“what the hell is a slug, is it going to eat my wordpress garden?” – Matt

WordPress is so cutting edge on security and the new features coming up are amazing. I didn’t realize WordPress is being used so much by the government: the Coast Guard, the Marine Corps, Homeland Security, Drug Enforcement, Navy, Dept. of Treasury, etc. I also learned that Bluehost upgrades a new version of WordPress within 12 hours.

Matt just detailed what is coming on the next version(s) of WordPress:

• Can browse and install themes and plugins within WP dashboard, also upgrade WP
• Can bulk edit posts and respond to comments
• Threaded comments
• Turn off and drag/drop components of blog (like tags section, categories, etc)
• WordPress TV – high def videos on how to use WordPress by feature, video of WordCamps, etc.
• A private social network (your own Facebook) with IM, blogs, profiles, groups, etc!!!!! We got a preview and Buddy Press will rock.
• House all your social networking sites info (not a lot of details here)

Android app coming, as well as a better iPhone app and API. It’s great that someone on the Inc 500 list is so laid back and transparent about what is happening and coming next.

I have so many problems with spacing and typeface. Matt said you had to change the font via CSS, not on a per-post level. It only has heading tags that bold the font. You can’t change the font face. I wish it were like MS Word in that way – that the “kitchen sink” let you control the look of words easier. I often want to make a page look better but the options are limited or time-consuming. I didn’t get very far in this request. It would help if I updated my version of WP and my theme (coming)!

Here are some other posts from attendees (feel free to add yours in the comments):

WordPress 2.7 and Beyond – Keynote by Matt Mullenweg at Wordcamp Utah 2008 by Tom Johnson(and the next 2 are also by him)
WordPress and Podcasting — Wordcamp Utah
Using WordPress as a CMS — Wordcamp Utah Carrington by Ma.tt
WordCamp Utah – Meeting Matt Mullenweg by Paul Wilson (new blog)

One Response to “WordPress Upgrades Coming”

1. utahcon Says:
   September 29th, 2008 at 7:54 am

   I couldn’t agree more about the attitude and nature of Matt. I have never met someone in the position of life he is in, at the age he is, that is more laid back and understanding of the community he is involved in. I wish more founders, and front runners were that way.

   The new features sound great too! I can’t wait to see them in 2.7

   Do you have the quote about how WordPress (or your site in general) should be your personal profile? and how everything you do should result back in your blog/main site?

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