Today we have another template from DemusDesign called Neapolitan, which I then ported into WordPress. This theme is coded for WordPress 2.7 and above only. It has four widgetized areas, including a widgetized footer. The widgets, as well as some other features will be gone over below.

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And now onto the features…
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At the last WordCamp in San Fransisco, apparently Matt Mullenweg announced that the codebase of WordPress and WordPress MU (multi-user) would be “merging.”

What exactly this means, and when exactly it’s going to happen, I’m not sure. WordPress 3.0 is the version number floating around when it’s supposed to be introduced. Again, this is uncertain at the moment.

Andrew over at WP Fun also pointed out that Habari already has this feature built in. I believe Movable Type also has a similar multiple blog features as well.

Personally, I like normal WordPress even though I have multiple WordPress blogs. It just makes sense to keep them separate just in case I ever need to move any. I realize this may not be the most efficient way to run multiple WP blogs, but it’s not that big of a deal to me to keep them maintained.

Although this isn’t likely to take place for a couple more versions, how do you feel about this merger? If anyone has any more information on this, I’d love to hear about it in the comments.

Update (June 2, 2009): Okay, maybe myself and a bunch of other people are confused on this whole “merger” thing. Lorelle just posted this on the Blog Herald about what Matt may have really meant when he mentioned the “merger.” Maybe it’s not the self-hosted WordPress software that is getting changed, but the actual WordPress.org website that will be integrated into WordPress MU. Again, I think it’s probably best to wait for an “official” clarification from Matt, but thought this would be worth updating the post with.

Another week has gone by, which means another set of weekend resources.

WordPress 2.7 User Guide – This is a free 56-page PDF download released by Spectacu.la. I skimmed it and it looks like it would be very useful to those just starting out with WordPress. While the PDF is free, they will also have an editable Word file available to members of their site.

Using Action Hooks in WordPress Child Themes – This post by Ian Stewart at ThemeShaper goes over how to use action hooks in your WordPress theme. Also includes a practical example of how to insert a “welcome blurb” on the homepage of your blog, without touching any existing code.

The complete guide to creating widgets in WordPress 2.8 – This post by Justin Tadlock goes over how to make widgets in WordPress 2.8. If you don’t want to read the entire tutorial, there is also an “example widget” download near the bottom of the post.

As always, if you know of any recently published WordPress resources, I’d love to hear about them in the comments.