March 18, 2008

WordPress 2.5 Almost Ready; Release Candidate 1 Out

Posted by User ImageNtas in CMS Trends |

The much awaited Wordpress 2.5 is almost ready. Yes almost, Automattic have put out WordPress 2.5 Release Candidate 1 for download for those who are eager to try it out. Be warned it is NOT the stable version yet and should only be used for testing sites only.[Read the disclaimer before use]

You can find the demo here and login details.

Changes

Below are some notable changes and for a detailed summary of changes checkout what Matt posted here at the main WordPress site. I can say they are some great improvements ever to happen to WordPress in a while.

  • Dashboard look and feel
  • Text Editor
  • Auto-upgrade of plugins
  • Improved image uploader
  • Widget handling
  • Administrators interface and navigation layout
  • Improved Write Interface
  • Improved Manage interface
  • Image handling (thumbnails, resizing and cropping)
  • Management of tags
  • Password strength checker
  • and more..

Check the changes in detail here and I am testing it myself now. You can download the Release Candidate here if you want to try it.

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