WordPress 3.0

We’re looking forward to the forthcoming release of WordPress 3.0. Continuing the excellent evolution path from blogging system to middleweight CMS, from a developer perspective it’s great to see that version 3.0 ignores some of the often requested improvements such as media management and focuses on fixing some of the core CMS framework issues that we all too often have to patch up using plugins or bespoke code. Features such as “Custom taxonomies” or “Menu management” might not excite the average user but they are fundamental improvements from a development perspective and will continue to ensure that WordPress is a perfect solution for small to medium size web deliveries. Furthermore, the integration of WordPressMU in the form of “Multisite” and features such as “child themes” will further extend the suitability of using a single WordPress install to deliver a suite of related sites.  Mashable have a good write-up of their 5 most important new features, or the full list can be seen on the WordPress site.