WordPress 3.1 brings streamlined blogging
Automattic, the company behind the popular open source blogging platform WordPress, has officially unveiled version 3.1, claiming the software is now 'more of a CMS than ever before.'
WordPress 3.1 brings a raft of improvements to the platform, including a new linking workflow designed to make it easier to link to existing posts and pages, a new admin bar that provides one-click access to commonly used dashboard features from any section, and a streamlined writing interface that aims to be significantly less cluttered than in previous editions.
The latest release also includes support for 'post formats,' a way of changing the layout or appearance of an entry according to the type of post - an attempt to replicate the success of Tumbler's simple posting styles. Back-end improvements include the ability to perform advanced taxonomy and custom field queries, a new network admin interface, an entirely overhauled import and export system, and more.
