Ellis Lab Reveals Some More EE 2.0 Details

We’ve all been waiting. Some of us more patiently than others. While we’ve been twiddling our thumbs and on the edge of our seats waiting for EE 2.0 to arrive, the team at Ellis Lab has been busily putting all of the pieces together. They’ve been selective with information they share, but today they let us in on some more plans for EE 2.0. This time? Improving the first impressions of using ExpressionEngine.

Let’s admit it: ExpressionEngine is a complex beast, which contains a ton of functionality. But to the new user it isn’t always obvious what it is to build a site the “ExpressionEngine Way.” In fact (and as the blog post mentions) this was one of the reasons behind my EE Screencasts. After developing so many sites with EE, I wanted to share my experience with other and help them not make the mistakes I did, not take as long as I did to learn EE best practices and to give them the experience of building something real with EE right away, step-by-step.

Obviously, I think it’s a great idea that Ellis Lab is focusing on a terminology change (Weblog -> Channel) and including a theme that shows EE in its best light: as a website CMS (not just a blogging tool).

Also, note this goodie related to the change of the weblog entries tag: The EE 2.0 installer will update your templates for you, changing {exp:weblog:entries} to {exp:channel:entries}.