As WordPress 2.8 approaches an idea has been floated to try and improve the nav header at the top of the pages. The design contest is outlined on the WordPress blog, and there’s very little time to get your submissions in before the 2.8 go live. If you miss 2.8, there’s still a chance to get in on the 2.9 timeframe, but it would be a nice addition to have in this release.

Admin design is starting to become like the auto insurance market. A lot of offerings are starting to look similar, but you can see the differences when you look a bit closer. Certainly WordPress has a number of features I haven’t seen on other blogging and CMS platforms. My favourite feature is the auto-upgrade feature for the core and plugins. Can’t wait for it to catch on on other platforms.