{"id":359,"date":"2010-05-12T06:36:18","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T11:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techwrites.https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2010-05-12T06:36:18","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T11:36:18","slug":"5-new-features-of-wordpress-3-0-from-mashable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"5 New Features of WordPress 3.0 – from mashable"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"WordPressBrian Casel is a web designer and owner of ThemeJam WordPress Themes<\/a> and CasJam Media<\/a>.\u00a0 You can follow Brian on his blog at briancasel.com<\/a> or on Twitter @CasJam<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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has long been known as a dedicated blogging platform, giving users the tools they need to publish their message and interact with readers. \u00a0However, with the official release of version 3.0, set to drop this month, the platform will be much closer, if not well within the territory of a content management system (CMS).<\/p>\n

The list of new features in WordPress 3.0 isn\u2019t very long in comparison to previous releases.\u00a0 However, the changes that are coming will certainly have a significant impact, particularly if you use WordPress as a CMS.\u00a0 Here is a rundown of the most important new features arriving in version 3.0.<\/p>\n

Let us know in the comments which features of WordPress 3.0 you are most looking forward to.<\/p>\n

1. Custom Post Types<\/h3>\n

By default, WordPress lets you publish two types of content: \u201cPosts\u201d and \u201cPages.\u201d \u00a0In version 3.0, you can define additional content types with their own attributes. \u00a0For example, if you\u2019re running a WordPress site for a design agency, you might create a custom post type to display portfolio items, another for employee pages, and another for client testimonials.\u00a0 From there, you can customize your theme to better suit each individual post type.<\/p>\n

You might even want to turn your WordPress site into something more like Tumblr<\/a>Tumblr\"Tumblr\"<\/a><\/p>\n

.\u00a0 This will be easy to do in WordPress 3.0 simply by creating custom post types for Text, Photo, Quote, Link, Chat, Audio, and Videovideo\"video\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thanks to custom post types, there are many new possibilities for how you use WordPress to publish any sort of content.<\/p>\n

2. Menu Management<\/h3>\n

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Menu management is one of the most exciting and talked about features in WordPress 3.0.\u00a0 This feature gives you full control over your site\u2019s navigation menus.\u00a0 With an easy drag and drop interface, users can create menus that include any mixture of links to internal pages, external URLs, categories, you name it.\u00a0 Then you can embed these custom menus as a widget wherever your theme allows.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s say you\u2019re running a site which has several informational pages, plus a blog, featured video posts, and you also want to promote your social media presence.\u00a0 You can customize your main navigation to look something like this:<\/p>\n