Blogging: WordPress 2.8 Out Today!
WordPress came out with version 2.8 today and I didn’t wait an hour to install the new version. Why would I when the blog will do it for you, eh? I mean, they’re making things easier and easier and I’m loving it!
So, what’s new? The color of my dashboard changed. It’s now a putty grey with blue headers. Hmm… not that thrilling.
But there are some things that don’t show. They have fixed some 790+ bugs. That works for me. I’ve been getting kicked off Firefox when trying to add an image. Let’s hope THAT one is fixed.
One of the coolest improvements is that WP2.8 allows you to search for and change themes without leaving your blog. Not too bad. As a constant theme changer, this is very cool for moi.
The widgets interface looks different now, too. Plus, you can drag and drop to add or delete, and I like that the old information goes away when you get rid of one. Plus, now, when you add a widget, you don’t have to save the content in it and the sidebar, too. Only one save is sufficient.
Anyway, here’s a list of all the upgrades, if you want to read through it: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8
The changes aren’t quite as sweeping as they were with WP 2.7, but hey… they’re still pretty sweet.
Mike Paetzold
June 11th, 2009 at 9:12 pm #
I am loving it but then I have been playing with the betas for 2 weeks on my main blog and the nightly upgrades on the beta blog.
They say it is faster and it seems to be. Never had a problem with images but then I use Blog Desk for posting so never touch the posting area other than to add tags and tweak titles. You may want to try it. Great free tool at http://blogdesk.org