SPS BLoggers,

I’ve installed a new plugin on the blog server today: NextGEN. NextGen is a feature rich image gallery that enables you to organize and display pictures on your blog.

NextGEN key features:

• organize your images into galleries
• click on thumbnail to enlarge images
• display galleries in your posts and pages
• display images in your sidebar (widgets)
• slideshows

I’ll try to get some help docs posted soon. Until then, feel free to play with it and figure it out.

Heres a few example galleries for you to check out:

[Show as slideshow]

[Show as slideshow]

This new feature is great for those of you who are on the most active blogs list. There’s a new search box and several drop down lists that will allow you to filter your posts in your dashboard. This makes it much easier to find that old post you’ve been looking for, or get a list of your latest drafts that need the final touch before being published.

See more new features found in WordpressMU 1.3 here

So the advanced toolbar isn’t really a new feature. It’s just been hidden from view. In previous versions you had to know the keyboard shortcut(alt + shift + V) to gain access to the toolbar. In the latest version of WordpressMU, a handy new icon is displayed in the editor.

Click on the new icon to show the advanced toolbar

After unlocking this previously hidden gem, Continue reading →