January 14, 2010 at 12:16WordPress UI Evolution (2003 - 2009)
WordPress as we see it now is a product of the love that its community has awarded. Without ideas, wishes, recommendations and user advice and the hard work of the development team that brought this all to life, it would never have turned out what it is now. Today, WordPress is presented with a powerful full-fledged CMS, suitable for almost any need. In this article, we will show you how WordPress has evolved into the current version, we will follow the changes in the control panel in each version.
From May 27, 2003, when WordPress was launched, until today 57 releases have been released. In this article we will try to display only the most important and significant changes regarding the user interface. See the releases themselves on the official WordPress site.where you can even download some of them.
The page opened by default was at the same time a page for writing a new post. As you can see, the control panel as such simply did not exist. The functions were very limited and everything in general was very simple. All you were allowed to do was add categories to posts. The tedious installation process required entering a lot of things manually.
Starting with this version, important WordPress releases begin to be named after famous jazz musicians. For example, this one was named after Miles Davis . In this version, WordPress ceases to use the file structure of its prototype b2 and begins to develop its own. Now it’s possible to add several categories to the post. Also, it is now possible to select the CNC using mod_rewrite. The installer is much simplified compared to the previous version. The “edit this page / comment” links were first introduced. Also added the ability to moderate comments.
The release was named after Charles Mingus . One of the most important updates in this version was Plugins. For the first time, the architecture of WordPress plugins was introduced in this issue, and to this day it has not changed. Also among the important improvements of the version were: subcategories, custom fields, thumbnails creation, previews of entries, encrypted passwords and the ability to ping more than one service at a time.
This version of WordPress was named after Billy Strayhorn . Here appeared the first hint of "Control Panel (Console)." Now WordPress consists of not only posts, but also can have pages. In addition, support for themes has been added.
Named after Duke Ellington , this is the first version to notice significant user interface changes. A large blue header appeared in the admin panel, which will later be abandoned. This is the first version in which a full WYSIWIG editor was used. Also in this release, the Akismet Spam Protection plugin was introduced. Other innovations: an image and file downloader, template previews using thumbnail.png, improved administration capabilities using AJAX, improved publishing speed and a ton of new features for developers.
This time the release is named after Ella Fitzgerald . WordPress has a ton of new features in this version. The most noteworthy are the control panel interface for quick work, spell checking and its own comment menu.
WordPress 2.3 was named after Dexter Gordon . In this release, the focus has been on improving security and stability. Also, there were some changes in the Control Panel. Users can now add tags to WordPress. A notification about updates was added when the version of any of the plugins or the platform itself became outdated. WordPress also learned how to redirect users to the desired URL at the request of the user, such as a website with www or without www.
Jumping over version 2.4 and justifying it with the fact that 2.5 includes twice as many planned changes, the developers named the new release after Michael Brecker . We see a completely new control panel interface. The console has acquired a lot of useful information and has become much more convenient. This was the first version where plugins located on WordPress.org could be updated with one click. A completely improved visual editor and built-in gallery were also included in this release.
McCoy Tyner is the jazz player after whom this version was named. The developers added word count to the post’s editing page, and also added Turbo, which allowed the use of Google Gears.
This version was named after John Coltrane . We see another major redesign of the console interface, which was warmly received by most of the community. The control panel has become more productive and began to include several settings. In addition, we got the opportunity to install plugins directly from the admin panel. The control panel also acquired such innovations as: a response to comments from the console, tree-like comments, attached posts, hot keys, pagination of comments, and much more.
This version was named after Chet Baker . The control panel has acquired several convenient settings and now allows you to accommodate 3 columns. A closer look reveals that nothing has changed much in the interface, but clearly everything has become much faster.
The version is named after Carmen McRae . The reason that there is no screenshot here is that we just want you to update right now if you haven't done it before. Immediately after the release of WordPress 2.9 I of published material on the Habré with an overview of the main advantages of this version. You definitely need to update your version.
Looking back, you can see that WordPress has come a long way before becoming what it is now. A lot of successful changes have been made inside the engine and much remains to be improved. But the WordPress development team would not have been able to realize half of what was done without the huge help of the community. You can also join the Beta Release List and participate in beta testing new versions of this wonderful CMS, and help WordPress grow and improve by posting bug tracks and suggesting ideas for improvement.
The materials are based on A Journey Through Five Years of WordPress Interface and Evolution of WordPress User Interface (2003 - 2009)equipped with their own observations. I couldn’t decide which blog to add “User Interfaces” or “WordPress”, the latter outweighed the relevance.
Original article on wp-config.ru .
From May 27, 2003, when WordPress was launched, until today 57 releases have been released. In this article we will try to display only the most important and significant changes regarding the user interface. See the releases themselves on the official WordPress site.where you can even download some of them.
WordPress 0.71 - Gold (May 2003)
The page opened by default was at the same time a page for writing a new post. As you can see, the control panel as such simply did not exist. The functions were very limited and everything in general was very simple. All you were allowed to do was add categories to posts. The tedious installation process required entering a lot of things manually.
WordPress 1.0.1 - Miles (January 2004)
Starting with this version, important WordPress releases begin to be named after famous jazz musicians. For example, this one was named after Miles Davis . In this version, WordPress ceases to use the file structure of its prototype b2 and begins to develop its own. Now it’s possible to add several categories to the post. Also, it is now possible to select the CNC using mod_rewrite. The installer is much simplified compared to the previous version. The “edit this page / comment” links were first introduced. Also added the ability to moderate comments.
WordPress 1.2 - Mingus (May 2004)
The release was named after Charles Mingus . One of the most important updates in this version was Plugins. For the first time, the architecture of WordPress plugins was introduced in this issue, and to this day it has not changed. Also among the important improvements of the version were: subcategories, custom fields, thumbnails creation, previews of entries, encrypted passwords and the ability to ping more than one service at a time.
WordPress 1.5 - Strayhorn (February 2005)
This version of WordPress was named after Billy Strayhorn . Here appeared the first hint of "Control Panel (Console)." Now WordPress consists of not only posts, but also can have pages. In addition, support for themes has been added.
WordPress 2.0 - Duke (December 2005)
Named after Duke Ellington , this is the first version to notice significant user interface changes. A large blue header appeared in the admin panel, which will later be abandoned. This is the first version in which a full WYSIWIG editor was used. Also in this release, the Akismet Spam Protection plugin was introduced. Other innovations: an image and file downloader, template previews using thumbnail.png, improved administration capabilities using AJAX, improved publishing speed and a ton of new features for developers.
WordPress 2.1 - Ella (January 2007)
This time the release is named after Ella Fitzgerald . WordPress has a ton of new features in this version. The most noteworthy are the control panel interface for quick work, spell checking and its own comment menu.
WordPress 2.3 - Dexter (September 2007)
WordPress 2.3 was named after Dexter Gordon . In this release, the focus has been on improving security and stability. Also, there were some changes in the Control Panel. Users can now add tags to WordPress. A notification about updates was added when the version of any of the plugins or the platform itself became outdated. WordPress also learned how to redirect users to the desired URL at the request of the user, such as a website with www or without www.
WordPress 2.5 - Brecker (March 2008)
Jumping over version 2.4 and justifying it with the fact that 2.5 includes twice as many planned changes, the developers named the new release after Michael Brecker . We see a completely new control panel interface. The console has acquired a lot of useful information and has become much more convenient. This was the first version where plugins located on WordPress.org could be updated with one click. A completely improved visual editor and built-in gallery were also included in this release.
WordPress 2.6 - Tyner (July 2008)
McCoy Tyner is the jazz player after whom this version was named. The developers added word count to the post’s editing page, and also added Turbo, which allowed the use of Google Gears.
WordPress 2.7 - Coltrane (December 2008)
This version was named after John Coltrane . We see another major redesign of the console interface, which was warmly received by most of the community. The control panel has become more productive and began to include several settings. In addition, we got the opportunity to install plugins directly from the admin panel. The control panel also acquired such innovations as: a response to comments from the console, tree-like comments, attached posts, hot keys, pagination of comments, and much more.
WordPress 2.8 - Baker (June 2009)
This version was named after Chet Baker . The control panel has acquired several convenient settings and now allows you to accommodate 3 columns. A closer look reveals that nothing has changed much in the interface, but clearly everything has become much faster.
WordPress 2.9 - Carmen (December 2009)
The version is named after Carmen McRae . The reason that there is no screenshot here is that we just want you to update right now if you haven't done it before. Immediately after the release of WordPress 2.9 I of published material on the Habré with an overview of the main advantages of this version. You definitely need to update your version.
A few words in conclusion
Looking back, you can see that WordPress has come a long way before becoming what it is now. A lot of successful changes have been made inside the engine and much remains to be improved. But the WordPress development team would not have been able to realize half of what was done without the huge help of the community. You can also join the Beta Release List and participate in beta testing new versions of this wonderful CMS, and help WordPress grow and improve by posting bug tracks and suggesting ideas for improvement.
The materials are based on A Journey Through Five Years of WordPress Interface and Evolution of WordPress User Interface (2003 - 2009)equipped with their own observations. I couldn’t decide which blog to add “User Interfaces” or “WordPress”, the latter outweighed the relevance.
Original article on wp-config.ru .