The 2005 editions
2005
12 editions of WordPress news, month by month.
WordPress 2.0 “Duke” Ships
As Automattic Steps Out
CoreRedesigned admin
CommunityAbout.com switches
WordPress.com Opens to All
As Joyent Buys TextDrive
CoreThe first Bug Hunt
Akismet Launches
As Matt Mullenweg Leaves CNET
Google Blog Search Launches
As WordPress.com Gets a New Dashboard
CoreHooks reference
WordPress 1.5.2 Ships
As WordPress.com Sends Its First Invites
WordPress.com Opens Its Waiting List
CoreExport is coming
WordPress 1.5.1.3 Patches XML-RPC
As Browse Happy Joins WordPress.org
WordPress 1.5.1 Ships
Followed by a 40-Minute Security Fix
Community200,000 downloads
Mullenweg Apologizes
For Hidden Articles as WordPress Launches a Hosting Page
Core150,000 downloads
WordPress 1.5 Races Past 100
000 Downloads
Core50,000 in two weeks
WordPress 1.5 “Strayhorn” Brings Themes
Pages and Kubrick
CommunityPolyglots list
WordPress Launches Its Plugin Repository
As 1.5 Nears