There are a lot of changes happening with Wordpress 3.0, (due this May) and at first look, it doesn’t look like much.  Let me tell you, it is a lot more than you think.

The biggest change for us IMers out there: Wordpress and Wordpress MU are MERGING!!

That’s right! Wordpress and Wordpress MU are no longer separate files.  They are merging them into one install!

You can do a MU install with some manual coding steps and you will have a MU site just like that!  Easy to understand, easy to maintain, very intuitive.

Once MU has been initialized, you get a ton of extra options and settings to work with, and it is very easy to work with.

There is also a new default theme that comes with 3.0.  It is twenty ten and is much more robust than the previous one.

Also, custom menus are now available in 3.0.  If you want to add an external link, a custom page, a category, or others, you no longer have to have a coder edit your theme for you!  Just create, add, and go!

There has been a revamp in custom post types, beefing it way up!  Now you can easily create a vlog, or Podcasting site.

There is a lot more, but this is just a taste of what is to come.

Talk soon!

Custom Post Types Menu Example

MU Super Admin Menu Example:

Back at the end of Feb, Buddy Press finally did the right thing and take the plunge into the world of single wordpress installations instead of Wordpress MU only setups.  This means that finally, average Joe’s such as you or me who are not running big old content networks can finally leverage and utilize Buddy Press on their own blogs. Thank you Buddy Press!

Read the full blog posting by Buddy Press here.

Until next time,

“Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it.  I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. “

-Charles F. Kettering

After all the delegating, planning, reworking, videos, articles, and everything else you can imagine, my product is ready for it’s big launch tomorrow.

50+ themes, multiple templates in one install, thank you pages, conversion tracking, footer pages, headlines, and taglines all in one pretty package.

It is finally here!

I will be launching a WSO tomorrow to debut my product, and my list members get something special that the Forum doesn’t even get

Get on my list and maybe you will get the same!

See you all tomorrow.  Remember, I am here to help so visit the forums if you have any questions or trouble.

Awesomely Yours,

Cool Ryan

My WSO prelaunch is now active.  Get the light version of my Cool Ryan Easy Squeeze Wordpress Squeeze Page Theme.

Go Here:

Free WSO Prelaunch: You CAN Have A Killer Squeeze Page In Only 2 Minutes Flat …Guaranteed!

For instructions and tutorials, go to:

http://www.coolryaneasysqueeze.com/light/tutorials/

If you have picked it up, shoot over an email or comment below and let me know what you thought!

This video shows you how to automate your blog posting with the publishing time tool inside of wordpress.

Let me know what you think!

Comment below!

It is pretty crazy the short amount of time in between releases sometimes.  It can be hard to keep up, especially when you are a Wordpress Developer.  (CURSE YOU WORDPRESS!)

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This is not only an issue I have but one that Wordpress users complain often about.

What is it?

You can never get your sales pages and squeeze pages to look the way you want because Wordpress rips out your HTML formatting and does its own thing! Don’t get me wrong I love Wordpress but also love being in control over exactly how these pages look.

Well I’ve created the ultimate solution and when it’s released, it’s going to make life a whole lot easier on marketers using Wordpress for sales letters and squeeze pages.

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