WordPress 3.0 will be released in May 2010. It comes with many new features.
- Merge of WordPress MU + WordPress.org
- Custom Post Types
- Better Navigation Menus
- New Default Theme 2010
- Custom Background Support
- Author Specific Templates
- Ability to Choose Username When Installing WordPress for security reasons
- Welcome Guide in Every Installation
and…
- Canonical Plugins
The idea behind Canonical plugins is interesting:
“Have you used a plugin that you loved, and the author discontinued providing support. No bug fixes, no upgrades, and the plugin initially breaks in newer versions. This is a common issue therefore with WordPress 3.0 there is a mission that Jane Wells is carrying which is to unite the plugin authors and come up with canonical plugins. Canonical plugins are developed by a community instead of one developer, so if one person steps down, the plugin does not die.” source: WPbeginner.com
Finally it is very much what we are doing with our themes. Should we use the term “canonical themes” when we refer to our themes?