WordPress Publisher Blog

Over a year ago we released the original Prologue theme for WordPress, which we used internally at Automattic for group communication.

We are now happy to announced the update to Prologue with a new name, P2. This new theme is perfect for group collaboration and communication. It’s especially handy for communication which you want to keep private – as many are using P2 as a private “group Twitter”. The instant notifications also make this theme ideal for live blogging.

Here’s the overview of what’s new in P2:

• Threaded comment display on the front page.
• In-line editing for posts and comments.
• Live tag suggestion based on previously used tags.
• A show/hide feature for comments, to keep things tidy.
• Real-time notifications when a new comment or update is posted. (If you have a Mac, you know what we mean when we say it’s Growl-like.)
• Super-handy keyboard shortcuts: c to compose a new post; j to go to the next item; k to go to the previous item; r to reply; e to edit; o to show and hide comments; t to go to the top; esc to cancel.
• Helvetica Neue for you modern font lovers.
• Plus more to come! Keep an eye on the news blog for updates.

And as always, there’s:

• Hassle-free posting from the front page.
• RSS feeds for everything: the entire prologue, each author, each tag, and any search.
• A feeling of supreme awesomeness because you’re using a sweet theme custom-made by Automattic.

Check out this video below for a short overview:

You can run P2 on WordPress.com and on your self-hosted WordPress by downloading the theme from the WordPress.org theme directory.