WordPress has become a tool used by millions of designers for much more than creating blogs. Each week we take a look at what’s new with WordPress.

Plugins

WP Event Calendar

A calendar based plugin that will let you manage your events with ease.

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wpPetition

An easy way to run a petition on your WordPress website.

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Themes

Revenant

A responsive WordPress theme that includes a revolution slider, multiple home variations, different slideshows and more.

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Wedding Vow

An awesome template to create your wedding website. It is responsive and easily customizable.

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News

A Journey Through Five Years of WordPress Interface

The 10 years anniversary of WordPress is a good time to get old posts back, this post written by OZH in 2008 shows the evolution of the WordPress interface during its first five years. The WordPress UI has gone a long way.

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A History of Default WordPress Themes

A post written last year, it takes a look at the various default themes WordPress has used until 2012.

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Tutorials & Snippets

Using CSS Preprocessors With WordPress

How to use LESS and CodeKit to improve your web development workflow. A tutorial on WPtuts+.

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Complete Guide to WordPress Password Recovery

A very good and comprehensive guide written by WPLift.

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A Guided Tour of WordPress’s wp-config.php File

An in-depth look at wp-config.php, everything you need to know about this very important file.

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About the Author

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Mirko Humbert

Mirko Humbert is the editor-in-chief and main author of Designer Daily and Typography Daily. He is also a graphic designer and the founder of WP Expert.