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WordPress 2.7 is Released!

by eric on December 12th, 2008 in: Open SourceWordPress

Automattic has just released WordPress 2.7 and it’s had a complete overhaul to the administrative interface based on lots of user testing and feedback.

I’ve been using the betas for a while and have grown to love it, especially:

  • the design and increased usability of the admin interface (backend)
  • upgrading WordPress from within WordPress
  • adding new plugins from within WordPress

Download WordPress 2.7

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  1. Sean B said:

    December 12th, 2008 at 14:47

    Definitely looking forward to trying it out! Haven’t seen any of the betas, so looking forward to unwrapping the present all at once 🙂

  2. eric said:

    December 12th, 2008 at 15:24

    WordPress 2.7 is really quite fun. There are lots of improvements, making it much easier to use, upgrade and work with.

    I upgraded sewmyheadon.com earlier today and it went off without a hitch.

  3. Neil said:

    December 17th, 2008 at 18:09

    2.7 is miles ahead, but i do find getting around still a little difficult. I think it will take some getting used to.

  4. Rich said:

    February 13th, 2009 at 22:02

    Got it installed for a friend today and tried to add some categories but couldn’t.
    I’m using a “theme” call gravel. . . could that be the problem?

    It’s taking some time to get use to, but I like it better than older versions.

  5. eric said:

    February 13th, 2009 at 22:11

    I’m not familiar with the theme, but it’s certainly possible that it’s not playing nice with WordPress 2.7 depending on how it’s coded.

    Might check:
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Themes/Theme_Compatibility/2.7

    Otherwise, feel free to send me a URL and I’d be happy to take a look.

  6. Rich said:

    February 14th, 2009 at 09:08

    Switching back the WordPress Default theme didn’t make any difference.
    I discovered this: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9089
    Has anyone else had problems adding categories with 2.7.1 or earlier?

  7. eric said:

    February 14th, 2009 at 11:02

    Rich, I haven’t run into this, but I honestly haven’t added a lot of categories to a fresh 2.7.1 WP install. My first thought was that if the category had zero posts, it may not show in the sidebar or theme, but you seem to be referring to it showing in the admin panel, correct?

  8. eric said:

    April 25th, 2009 at 06:24

    Soon. Sorry for my absence. Been busy and a bit lazy, but have some plans for some upcoming posts. 🙂 Thanks for reading!

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