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Vote for your favourite WordPress design tweak

Owen — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:22:47 +0000

Down at the WordPress blog they’re looking for some suggestions on how the WordPress admin theme can be tweaked to give it a fresher look. There are a few samples that have been submitted by various themers and in true community spirit everyone is invited to come and vote for their favourite one.

Personally I quite like the current theme, and though some of the suggestions are interesting, I’m quite happy to stay with what you have at the moment. But I’m happy to submit to whatever the majority decide, if it helps make the WordPress world a better place. The best buy isn’t always what appears immediately obvious, so happy to let the wisdom of the masses decide on this one.

So head down, and vote for your favourite tweak.

A design contest

Owen — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:28:22 +0000

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.