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WordPress 2.7 Survey Number 2

Blog Marketing Journal — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:48:17 +0000

Did you participate in the first WordPress 2.7 survey? If you did, you may want to check out their second survey. As with the first, it includes mockups to help find answers to bloggings big question, “how to improve WordPress”.

Survey number two is concentrating on:

Where to put the search box

Where to put the Add New Post button/favorites menu

How to label the Future Publish/Edit Timestamp function

This time around the survey will be limited to the first 5000 responses. The survey covers three possible placements for the search box and includes screenshots.

The second question deals with a favorites menu that will be a dropdown/button that will provide quick access to frequently used screens – your favorites. The third question covers the time stamp feature and includes questions related to previous use.

In all honesty the survey questions are not earth shattering problems requiring mass input. I am sure there are much more important questions that need answering. If you enjoy participating or just want a quick look at some of the new features, then take a look.

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Blog Software Looking For Your Input

Blog Marketing Journal — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:45:54 +0000

WordPress 2.7 is due out in November and once again there will be some big changes. The most noticeable will the change in navigation. Your current WordPress setup is to have all the menu items at the top of the screen. WordPress 2.7 will most likely use a sidebar navigation system instead.

To help fine tune this new navigation system, WordPress.org are looking for users to fill in a quick survey. The survey shows several navigation options and they ask you to select the one you like. A couple more questions after that on some other options. It only takes about five minutes.

It will be interesting to see what the finished product looks like. Between now and then, WordPress 2.6.2 is now available. These are just minor changes and you don’t really need to upgrade unless you allow multiple sign ons – it may be advisable to upgrade if you do.

WordPress is still the most popular blog software available at present. It keeps growing and changing – often to the annoyance of the users. Provide your feedback and perhaps you will get a system you do like.