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WordPress 2.6 RC1

This Image Caption is a built-in feature of WordPress 2.6

The best has just got better! I’ve been using WordPress 2.6 Beta 1 for weeks and didn’t realize there have been WordPress Beta 2, 3, and now RC1 (Release Candidate)!

UPDATE: WordPress 2.6 Final has already been released! Argh..

It fixes all the bugs I encountered on Beta 1, but not just that, there is also a new feature: Image Captioning! It’s long overdue but I’m very happy that they’ve decided to put it in! The WordPress image on the top left of this post has an image caption, a built-in feature from the going-to-be-final-WordPress 2.6! A nice touch, isn’t it?

The image captioning feature will be so useful whenever I’m doing a screenshot of a product or a game review.

To use the image captioning on WordPress 2.6 RC1, you need to include the Image Captioning CSS style to your current theme.

Just copy paste this Image Captioning CSS style to the bottom of your theme’s CSS:

/* Captions & aligment */
.aligncenter, div.aligncenter {
display: block;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}

.alignleft {
float: left;
}

.alignright {
float: right;
}

.wp-caption {
border: 1px solid #ddd;
text-align: center;
background-color: #f3f3f3;
padding-top: 4px;
margin: 10px;
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
}

.wp-caption img {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0 none;
}

.wp-caption p.wp-caption-text {
font-size: 11px;
line-height: 17px;
padding: 0 4px 5px;
margin: 0;
}
/* End captions & aligment */

You can also see if there are updates on your plug-ins without having to go to the Plug-in screen first. A small notification bubble will let you know the number of plug-ins (either active or inactive) having available updates.

WordPress 2.6 RC1 Plug-in Notification

Gotta love those bubbles!

There are other small changes/features that you can have a look at yourself on Ryan Boren’s blog.

There is also an easter egg on WordPress 2.6 RC1 :) Check my video here to trigger it (thanks to Lee who pointed it out) – sorry if the video is kinda small:

Download WordPress 2.6 RC1 now (especially if you have been using its beta version)



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Shanker Bakshi 15 July, 2008 at 6:53 pm

Rogers !!! am dying to experiance this new avatar of WP.

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Martin 15 July, 2008 at 7:37 pm

Final version of 2.6 has been released earlier today..

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Michael Aulia 15 July, 2008 at 10:19 pm

Ouch.. waste of time writing this post, then lol

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sailor 15 July, 2008 at 11:01 pm

I never noticed the bubble on the plugins. Now I know, thanks.

sailors last blog post..Getting to the Crux of the Matter

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Frank J 16 July, 2008 at 12:07 am

Nice share Mike, and thanks for the Easter egg!

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Remi 16 July, 2008 at 10:55 am

Michael:

I was hesitant, but after reading your post, it is a go. I will install the new version this weekend.

Thank you for the post.

Remis last blog post..Swivel, a YouTube For Spreadsheets!

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Nihar 16 July, 2008 at 1:35 pm

Michael yesterday night i have too installed it.

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Michael Aulia 16 July, 2008 at 9:37 pm

I’m really looking forward for WordPress 2.7 now, lol

I never regret the day I left Blogger for WordPress ^^

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Dr.Physics 20 March, 2009 at 3:39 am

I am amazed with it. It is a good thing for my research. Thanks. ^_^

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dek 9 April, 2009 at 8:23 pm

cool template

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