Comments on: New features in WordPress 2.0? http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/ WordPress, web development, and world domination. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:29:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19719 By: Scott Gingrich http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-37832 Scott Gingrich Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:41:26 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-37832 Being new to Wordpress, having started with 1.5 in November, I must say that I LOVE the 2.0 release. It's hard to quantify it exactly in technical terms, but I'm finding it to be faster and the admin interface much nicer. Although I'm ok with HTML hand coding for entries, I much prefer the WYSIWIG...I'm doing things like bullets that I'd been avoiding. Being new to WordPress, having started with 1.5 in November, I must say that I LOVE the 2.0 release. It’s hard to quantify it exactly in technical terms, but I’m finding it to be faster and the admin interface much nicer. Although I’m ok with HTML hand coding for entries, I much prefer the WYSIWIG…I’m doing things like bullets that I’d been avoiding.

]]> By: BlogRank http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-35989 BlogRank Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:12:37 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-35989 WordPress 1.5 is just fine, thank you. I'm running 2.0 on a couple of small sites and it's working fine, but I just like the feel and the simplicity of 1.5 and don't feel the need to upgrade just yet on my main site. WordPress 1.5 is just fine, thank you. I’m running 2.0 on a couple of small sites and it’s working fine, but I just like the feel and the simplicity of 1.5 and don’t feel the need to upgrade just yet on my main site.

]]> By: Nate Ritter » WordPress 2.0: To Upgrade or Not? http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-35779 Nate Ritter » WordPress 2.0: To Upgrade or Not? Thu, 05 Jan 2006 21:09:01 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-35779 [...] So, naturally I wonder if it’s all worth it. I’ve read all the hype, but nothing really sticks to me like gum on the backseat of my pants in a movie theater - until I read this. [...] [...] So, naturally I wonder if it’s all worth it. I’ve read all the hype, but nothing really sticks to me like gum on the backseat of my pants in a movie theater – until I read this. [...]

]]> By: TheBisch http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-35432 TheBisch Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:40:15 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-35432 <strong>WordPress 2.0.... Who Cares?</strong> The software I use for this blog is called WordPress… for those of you who are familiar with WordPress, you probably know that version 2.0 came out not too long ago. I haven’t upgraded to 2.0 yet, and the other day Owen wanted to know why. I haven’t... WordPress 2.0…. Who Cares?

The software I use for this blog is called WordPress… for those of you who are familiar with WordPress, you probably know that version 2.0 came out not too long ago. I haven’t upgraded to 2.0 yet, and the other day Owen wanted to know why.

I haven’t…

]]> By: xenspirit http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-35213 xenspirit Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:43:59 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-35213 I've had some trouble with the wysiwyg html editor inserting things that aren't supposed to be there. Overall though I think it is fantastic. I’ve had some trouble with the wysiwyg html editor inserting things that aren’t supposed to be there. Overall though I think it is fantastic.

]]> By: ByteDreams http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-35195 ByteDreams Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:59:31 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-35195 hmm, guess the WYSIWYG feature is for newbies like me. Fantastico makes it easy for a newbie to install WP, but newbies want to make their own templates and even for a seasoned newbie like myself that for the most part can figure things out, the code can be a little bit stressful. Blogs are supposed to be fun, and not just for the code-enlightened few out there anymore -- whether for business or pleasure, more non-technical folks want blogs. I don't think this means WordPress has to dummy itself up, but without seeing it, I imagine this is what that feature is for, and I actually look forward to it. Typepad has some stuff added to Golive, will Wordpress be doing something like this? I think that may be cool, as I use DW MX 2004. Or has it already come out with a DW or Golive extension I just haven't seen? hmm, guess the WYSIWYG feature is for newbies like me. Fantastico makes it easy for a newbie to install WP, but newbies want to make their own templates and even for a seasoned newbie like myself that for the most part can figure things out, the code can be a little bit stressful. Blogs are supposed to be fun, and not just for the code-enlightened few out there anymore — whether for business or pleasure, more non-technical folks want blogs. I don’t think this means WordPress has to dummy itself up, but without seeing it, I imagine this is what that feature is for, and I actually look forward to it.

Typepad has some stuff added to Golive, will WordPress be doing something like this? I think that may be cool, as I use DW MX 2004. Or has it already come out with a DW or Golive extension I just haven’t seen?

]]> By: 7ghz.net » Blog Archive » So Long 1.5x Hello 2.0 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-35159 7ghz.net » Blog Archive » So Long 1.5x Hello 2.0 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 06:02:02 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-35159 [...] Geek Ramblings New Features in Wordpress 2.0 [...] [...] Geek Ramblings New Features in WordPress 2.0 [...]

]]> By: Keis-Hansen.DK » Ny Wordpress 2.0 ude http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-35071 Keis-Hansen.DK » Ny Wordpress 2.0 ude Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:44:38 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-35071 [...] Hvad er nyt [...] [...] Hvad er nyt [...]

]]> By: Nils http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-34986 Nils Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:15:05 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-34986 I have to agree that 2.0 is a little low on fixing basic limitations. I do like the new layout of the admin section, nicer to work with. The new privileges model will be much better than the old one, once it's supported by anything. I don't use the WYSIWYG editor either but it'll help a lot of non-technical users. Still, I hope that you guys will actually improve wordpress itself for the next release instead of doing so much cosmetics... I have to agree that 2.0 is a little low on fixing basic limitations. I do like the new layout of the admin section, nicer to work with. The new privileges model will be much better than the old one, once it’s supported by anything.

I don’t use the WYSIWYG editor either but it’ll help a lot of non-technical users. Still, I hope that you guys will actually improve wordpress itself for the next release instead of doing so much cosmetics…

]]> By: 24fc http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20/#comment-34950 24fc Mon, 26 Dec 2005 02:30:50 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2005/12/24/new-features-in-wordpress-20#comment-34950 What in the world do we need a WYSIWYG editor for? Are HTML tags really that difficult to understand, and is it that impossible to push the save button and see what the post looks like while setting it to private? The editor is, imo, pointless and unnecessary. Those who need it to help them with difficult tasks cannot actually do anything difficult in it, such as define custom div tags etc, because it hides them and has no facility for doing anything difficult, and those of us with the ability to do that have to turn it off to write some html in the back. Plus it makes the write page unnecessarily slow and bandwidth intensive. Add to that the fact that it isn't truly WYSIWYG, but just "kind of" WYSIWYG, and I see no reason to have included it. Meanwhile, if I want to move a group of posts from one category to another, I need a plug in. It seems WP development is misprioritizing fluff and leaving out solid functions that actually help me do work. What in the world do we need a WYSIWYG editor for? Are HTML tags really that difficult to understand, and is it that impossible to push the save button and see what the post looks like while setting it to private? The editor is, imo, pointless and unnecessary. Those who need it to help them with difficult tasks cannot actually do anything difficult in it, such as define custom div tags etc, because it hides them and has no facility for doing anything difficult, and those of us with the ability to do that have to turn it off to write some html in the back.

Plus it makes the write page unnecessarily slow and bandwidth intensive.

Add to that the fact that it isn’t truly WYSIWYG, but just “kind of” WYSIWYG, and I see no reason to have included it.

Meanwhile, if I want to move a group of posts from one category to another, I need a plug in. It seems WP development is misprioritizing fluff and leaving out solid functions that actually help me do work.

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