By Ryan Imel on July 6, 2011
While the design update in WordPress 3.2 is certainly not of the magnitude of the redesign that 2.7 saw, it represents a significant step forward for WordPress as a platform. Despite the many significant updates, it’s odd how quickly we adapt to the change and even forget what things used to look like. After using 3.2 for a few days it’s easy to forget what all the changes between 3.1 and 3.2 were. And that’s a good thing.
If you’re using 3.2 and aren’t quite sure of each of the subtle design changes it brought, skim through the gallery below and reminisce on how things used to be. And in the future, when you want to remember what the 3.1 to 3.2 visual shift was like, don’t forget about this post.
For each of the images below, version 3.1 is on the left and 3.2 is on the right. Clicking any of them will bring up the full image.
Login Screen
I overlooked the login screen tweaks at first, but after signing in once or twice they caught my eye. Notice the general tightening up, the hard corners, and one link per line under the form itself.
Dashboard
I spend most of my days with this screen open in a tab. Many of the changes this time around can be spotted from this screen, which contains quite a bit of the new user interface.
Posts
Add New Post
Categories
Comments
Widgets
I noticed the new widget design right away. The areas themselves are much lighter, with hard corners on each of them. It’s likely just in my head, but moving the widgets themselves around feels much more responsive as well.
Menus
Manage Themes
Tools
Notice the visual treatment given to the Press This bookmarklet.
Writing Settings
Users
Plugins
Permalink Settings
Freedoms (new to 3.2)
WordPress Credits (new to 3.2)
Share your thoughts
Are you used to the overall design changes in the new version? Do you find that it has affected your use of WordPress in any way?
Oh, and before I forget: if you’re looking for a bit of background and insight on the design of 3.2, see Matt Thomas’ blog post on the topic.
Posted in featured, Features, Wordpress |
By Ryan Imel on July 6, 2011
In case you pop over to BuddyPress.org on a whim this week, consider this a heads up that it will likely be receiving maintenance when you do. John James Jacoby spread the word via the BuddyPress blog, but didn’t specifically say what was being done. He only said:
…and we promise it will be worth it in the end. 
Clearly that can mean only one thing. By Friday the project will become BuddyDrop. There is no other possibility.
Posted in News | Tagged BuddyPress |
By Ryan Imel on July 6, 2011
If you’ve ever planned a WordCamp, or would like to, pay attention to this one. A new official blog has launched just for WordCamp organizers at Plan.WordCamp.org.
The site includes a planner’s blog, which is mostly quiet right now. The sections most likely to be useful to organizers are “First Steps“, “Planning Details“, and “WordCamp Weekend.” within those pages are tips and tricks (as well as useful guidelines) from organizers who have put together multiple WordCamps over the years.
If you’re a new organizer what’s the one thing that surprised you most about the planning process? What piece of advice would you give to a new planner?
Posted in News, WordCamp |
By Ryan Imel on July 6, 2011
This week the show was dedicated to (big surprise here) the release of WordPress 3.2. We run down the list of features, pick out our favorites, and chat a bit about the reactions we noticed within the community. We didn’t stick to 3.2 only, though: DevPress was discussed, as well as Miniraffe, the upcoming project from Adii Pienaar.
Jump straight into the podcast audio here:
Link-wise, this week we covered:
Brian’s pick this week was the custom taxonomy generator (driven by Gravity Forms) over at Themergency. My pick was a plugin called Search Meter, which will soon be featured on The Daily Plugin.
Subscribe to the show on iTunes, or directly to the RSS feed. As always you can send any emails you would like to have included on the show to podcast@wpcandy.com. Download links are after the jump.
If you would like to download the podcast in MP3 format directly, you can do so here.
Posted in Podcasts, Wordpress |
By Ryan Imel on July 6, 2011
This week the show was dedicated to (big surprise here) the release of WordPress 3.2. We run down the list of features, pick out our favorites, and chat a bit about the reactions we noticed within the community. We didn’t stick to 3.2 only, though: DevPress was discussed, as well as Miniraffe, the upcoming project from Adii Pienaar.
Jump straight into the podcast audio here:
Link-wise, this week we covered:
Brian’s pick this week was the custom taxonomy generator (driven by Gravity Forms) over at Themergency. My pick was a plugin called Search Meter, which will soon be featured on The Daily Plugin.
Subscribe to the show on iTunes, or directly to the RSS feed. As always you can send any emails you would like to have included on the show to podcast@wpcandy.com. Download links are after the jump.
If you would like to download the podcast in MP3 format directly, you can do so here.
Posted in Podcasts, Wordpress |
