WordPress 3.0 Release Candidate 1 Unleashed

by RustedBucket on May 30, 2010

Exciting things are happening in the WordPress world. The official release candidate for WordPress 3.0 has been released which means a final release is not too far away. While this release isn’t an entirely new animal it does make some astounding strides at integrating the currently split world of WordPress and WordPress Mu (Multi-User). The long touted merge of WordPress and WordPress-MU appears really seems more like a cleaned up version of MU. Having used WPMU for time, I can’t openly see a lot of major differences, on the surface. There are a few, the most notable being plugins. Gone is mu-plugins directory and the annoyance of not being able to see what “global” plugins are installed. Instead, the traditional plugins screen adds a “Network” category, where all plugins can be displayed but those that are considered “global” or “Netowrk Active” can be seen along with other plugins. I’ve tested a number of MU plugins on WP3 and so far haven’t found any that require much effort to get to work. In some cases WPMU plugins call core WPMU named functions which have now been worked into WP named functions, but these are easy to remedy. Even most of the Premium WordPress MU Developer plugins work without a hitch.

For those that have no reason to run WordPress 3 in multi-user mode, don’t worry. The default configuration is single-user mode and you have to activate multi-user in order to get the additional benefits.

This blog is running the current WordPress 3.0 RC and to me it seems pretty stable and for the most part nothing seems to amiss. I am pleased with how well this release seems to work as I’ve not ran into any core issues that caused me problems as yet. I’m sure I’ll find some eventually but for now, the stability of WordPress 3.0 seems to be rock solid.

Just a side note. Two things I haven’t tried yet are upgrading a single user blog and a WPMU installation to WordPress 3.0. I can’t foresee many issues with a single-user site upgrade, except maybe for some very old plugin incompatibilities or theme issues that may crop up, but these I think are to be expected in the normal course of WordPress’s evolution. WPMU on the other hand, could present all kinds of difficulties but from looking at the code itself, it shouldn’t…. in theory. The issue with WPMU I think is going to be handling the numerous mu-plugins as I assume they will all have to be moved to the normal plugins directory and reactivated (haven’t tested this).

For now, if you haven’t looked at the latest release of WordPress 3.0, I suggest you give it a glance (download WordPress 3.0 RC1 here). It’s pretty slick and continues to show why WordPress is the best blogging software out there.

Tagged as: beta, blogging, release candidate, wordpress 3.0, wordpress mu

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stationery design June 1, 2010 at 4:15 am: Sound like good new things update in this version .
I like wordpress its a easy way to share post and idea.
keep going on nice post.

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buy logo June 8, 2010 at 7:32 am: Awesome i like it this new version of wordpress rock.

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Josefina Argüello June 11, 2010 at 7:18 pm: In the past, WordPress always lacked something which was very crucial. A welcome guide which would help users get familiar with using WordPress. Many users complained regarding this issue, so in WordPress 3.0 there will be a Welcome Guide to guide new users.

Josefina Argüello ¡Viva Mexico!

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ios4 June 17, 2010 at 6:54 am: I can’t wait for 3.0
Do you know how easy it will be to upgrade?

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India Property June 20, 2010 at 9:16 am: Word press is very easy to access that is why most of the people use it. Most of the people busy in Search Engine works also use word press.

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Marketing Consultant June 23, 2010 at 6:28 am: Some of the templates I have seen for WP3 look awesome. I um usually reluctant to upgrade, but this time I am planning to change to the final release straight away.

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Wolfgang June 24, 2010 at 8:35 am: I have recently upgraded to the new wordpress 3.0 and I like the new feature of counting the number of visitors on each post, but it seems to hide the comment´s I don´t know why, but perhaps someone will tell me? I might just be doing something wrong

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Amy Swan July 1, 2010 at 8:28 am: Looks like, I’ve been unaware about the release of WordPress 3.0, going to upgrade mine right away!

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Michael Clark July 3, 2010 at 11:34 am: The Wordpress 3.0 is the best version of Wordpress so far…

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Golf Swing Mechanics July 16, 2010 at 1:17 pm: In my opinion, now wordpress is really easy to access and I can not wait wordpress 3..

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gettafreebie July 25, 2010 at 10:47 am: Does anyone know when will the final release will be available?

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Brandon Novak July 26, 2010 at 4:09 pm: Took a while to get used to but I’m loving this new version of WP.

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toribloger August 9, 2010 at 9:33 pm: I love wordpress, but using old version 2.9.2! ))

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Airport Hotels August 13, 2010 at 7:58 pm: I think this is the most easy and faster version of WP. I will definitely use it on my next blog.

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Rachel Deckens August 16, 2010 at 1:46 pm: Toribloger, me too.. I am still using the old version.

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tuneup2011 August 30, 2010 at 6:19 am: Sound like good new things update in this version . I like wordpress its a easy way to share post and idea. keep going on nice post.I will definitely use it on my next blog.

http://tuneup2011.com

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