I recently received an email announcing that BETA 1 of HEADWAY 3.0 is released to those with a developer license.  This is pretty huge news.  I haven’t been following the release at all this time around, so I am excited to see what Headway will surprise me with!

If you have a developers license head over to Headway and download your copy now.  That is exactly what I am about to do.

Of Note, a warning from Headway Developers

• WordPress 3.3 Beta 1 has not been tested with Headway 3.0 Beta 1. However, we will be making sure Headway 3.0 Beta 2 is compatible with WordPress 3.3.
• Please review the list of Known Issues at the bottom of this page.
• This is a beta—not a demo, not a release candidate, and certainly not a final product.  This is for testing purposes and for eager users to provide useful feedback.
• Please post all of your beta feedback in the 3.0 Beta Feedback forum.
• Do not use this beta on a live or production website.  This is a beta so you must understand that things will probably break or not work at times.
• Headway 3.0 Beta 1 works best with WebKit browsers (Chrome and Safari), but also works well with Firefox. No optimizations have been made for Opera or Internet Explorer yet.
• As of right now, Headway 3.0 will not work with a Headway 2.0 (or earlier website).  Nothing terrible will happen, but your work from 2.0 will not carry over.  The upgrade mechanism is not in place at this time.  Besides, you shouldn’t be using this on an existing site anyway .
• Beta 1 has no automatic update system.  When Beta 2 comes out, you’ll have to download and install it like Beta 1.
• Only developer license holders (or developer upgrades) get access to the betas. Interested in getting access? Upgrade in the dashboard instantly!

For awhile we were expecting an amazing new Headway 1.7 with a load of great new features.  The guys over at Headway decided to take it to the next level though!  They jumped right to the new and revolutionary Headway 2.0.  To say I am excited would be an understatement.

A couple features that really excite me:

• Automatic Updates from WordPress dashboard
• Columns
• Multisites!

I won’t bother listing all of the dozens of new features because you can check that out on the site:  Headway 2.0

A couple sweet changes include:

• Columns
• One touch Search in Nav
• More Exporting Power
• More Leaf Customization
• Auto Upgrade
• MUCH MUCH MORE

In semi related news, Headway also announced that it plays nice with WordPress’s GPL.  This is big news because currently one of Headway’s competitors is locked in a public battle with WordPress that might end up going to court.

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Corey Freeman is a 17-year old female entrepreneur. Corey is a moderator at the Headway support forums and runs the popular Headway tips blog, Headway Hacks. as well as Headway Shop.

Headway is a lot like a video game…anyone can pick it up and start playing right away…but it takes a bit longer to actually master it.

That is why sites like…

Headway Beginner

…are so great!  This site will help you learn a lot of techniques that will be invaluable as you learn to control your own site’s design.

This website is brought to you @RentAGeekMom – follow her on twitter – she is great!

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I whipped up a couple styles to pay homage to my Toronto sports teams.  If anyone wants to blog about a Toronto sports team these are perfect styles to start with.  The style will save you time.  If you added some custom graphics, a nice header and an interesting leaf layout -it would completely transform these styles into  pro looking sports blogs IMO.

This package contains 3 styles: Blue Jays, Maple Leafs and Raptors.

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This is not Headway related, but it is WordPress related.  I have noticed that since Headway offers drag and drop design features, it attracts a lot of people who are new to WordPress.

WP Biz Engine is offering a completely free webinar on WordPress Fundamentals.  It doesn’t delve into WordPress in depth – but it does have a ton of info about WordPress.  It also touches on Content Creation Strategies (we can all use those) and it will talk about the power of WP when it comes to Search Engine Optimization.

No “secrets”, just straight forward information.  If you are new to WordPress it is worth checking out.  If you can’t make it live, sign up anyways and receive a recorded copy of the webinar.

WordPress Seminar

Thursday, June 3rd, 9:00pm EST

SEMINAR OVER

Launched recently Headway Hub is a community for Headway users. It comes packed with great info, both text and video tutorials. It also has a forum for headway users that I am sure is bound to grow and evolve into a great learning and networking resource. For more info check out Headway Hub

Skin Features

• 7 Different Color Schemes: black, blue, red, green, orange, purple, aqua
• Title icons for all default sidebar widgets
• 468×60 easily configurable banner advertisement in header
• Search Bar in Navigation Menu
• Built in social media and “print this article” buttons w/ icons
• Fully widgetized footer with room for four widgets
• “About the Author” section below each post

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Courtesy Of:
Corey Freeman is a 17-year old female entrepreneur. Corey is a moderator at the Headway support forums and runs the popular Headway tips blog, Headway Hacks. as well as Headway Shop.

It is a great spot for free Headway Addons as well as some of the best premium ones available!  Check it out – I am sure it is only going to grow and get better!