WordCamp Atlanta presentation by WordPress UX Lead Jane Wells outlining projects for the upcoming year. Video of presentation (w/audio) available at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/3856480 starting about 18 minutes in.
8. The Merge
• Multisite functionality in WordPress
• Version 3.0
• Plugin authors: pay attention to Trac
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9. The Merge
• Multisite functionality in WordPress
• Version 3.0
• Plugin authors: pay attention to Trac
Working on it:
Donncha O Caoimh, Ron Rennick, Ryan Boren
(+ basically everyone)
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15. Fix Media/Gallery?
“Here’s how we’ll change the media uploader and gallery features.”
“Awesome. Coding it up!”
“Hm. The code is a little more complicated than expected.”
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16. Fix Media/Gallery?
“Here’s how we’ll change the media uploader and gallery features.”
“Awesome. Coding it up!”
“Hm. The code is a little more complicated than expected.”
“Yeah, it’s a mess, like widgets. Maybe we should start from scratch.”
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17. Fix Media/Gallery?
“Here’s how we’ll change the media uploader and gallery features.”
“Awesome. Coding it up!”
“Hm. The code is a little more complicated than expected.”
“Yeah, it’s a mess, like widgets. Maybe we should start from scratch.”
“That’s a bigger deal than we have time for in this release. Punt to 3.0.”
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18. Fix Media/Gallery?
“Here’s how we’ll change the media uploader and gallery features.”
“Awesome. Coding it up!”
“Hm. The code is a little more complicated than expected.”
“Yeah, it’s a mess, like widgets. Maybe we should start from scratch.”
“That’s a bigger deal than we have time for in this release. Punt to 3.0.”
“Time to plan 3.0 scope!”
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19. Fix Media/Gallery?
“Here’s how we’ll change the media uploader and gallery features.”
“Awesome. Coding it up!”
“Hm. The code is a little more complicated than expected.”
“Yeah, it’s a mess, like widgets. Maybe we should start from scratch.”
“That’s a bigger deal than we have time for in this release. Punt to 3.0.”
“Time to plan 3.0 scope!”
“Merge, merge, merge.”
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20. Fix Media/Gallery?
“Here’s how we’ll change the media uploader and gallery features.”
“Awesome. Coding it up!”
“Hm. The code is a little more complicated than expected.”
“Yeah, it’s a mess, like widgets. Maybe we should start from scratch.”
“That’s a bigger deal than we have time for in this release. Punt to 3.0.”
“Time to plan 3.0 scope!”
“Merge, merge, merge.”
“Media in 3.1, honest!”
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24. Core Plugins
• Team development
• Independent dev cycles
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25. Core Plugins
• Team development
• Independent dev cycles
• “Best of” functionality
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26. Core Plugins
• Team development • Coding standards
• Independent dev cycles
• “Best of” functionality
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27. Core Plugins
• Team development • Coding standards
• Independent dev cycles • Integration with core UI
• “Best of” functionality
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28. Core Plugins
• Team development • Coding standards
• Independent dev cycles • Integration with core UI
• “Best of” functionality • Bundled, but not
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29. Core Plugins
• Team development • Coding standards
• Independent dev cycles • Integration with core UI
• “Best of” functionality • Bundled, but not
Working on it:
Peter Westwood (westi), Aaron Campbell, Austin Matzko (filosofo)
Pete Mall, Stephen Rider(Strider72)
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33. New Default Theme: 2010
• Clean, fast-loading code
• Minimalist design
• Big blue header
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34. New Default Theme: 2010
• Clean, fast-loading code
• Minimalist design
• Big blue header (just kidding)
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35. New Default Theme: 2010
• Clean, fast-loading code
• Minimalist design
• Big blue header (just kidding) (I think)
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36. New Default Theme: 2010
• Clean, fast-loading code
• Minimalist design
• Big blue header (just kidding) (I think)
Working on it:
Matt Mullenweg
Matt Thomas
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37. New Default Theme: 2010
• Clean, fast-loading code
• Minimalist design
• Big blue header (just kidding) (I think)
Working on it:
Next: Core themes? Matt Mullenweg
Matt Thomas
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40. Core Development Workflow
• Mini-project teams, not solo devs
• Daily updates on wpdevel.wordpress.com
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41. Core Development Workflow
• Mini-project teams, not solo devs
• Daily updates on wpdevel.wordpress.com
• Bug ticket triage
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42. Core Development Workflow
• Mini-project teams, not solo devs
• Daily updates on wpdevel.wordpress.com
• Bug ticket triage
• Rallying testers
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43. Core Development Workflow
• Mini-project teams, not solo devs
• Daily updates on wpdevel.wordpress.com
• Bug ticket triage
• Rallying testers
• Sticking to scope and schedule
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