WordPress bloggers, version 2.8 has just been released! A few hours late than expected (Wednesday) but it’s finally here! Whether you are on WordPress 2.8 Betas, 2.8 RC, 2.7, or even older, go to the Tools section on your Administration and update your WordPress now!
If you wonder why it’s codenamed “Baker”, it’s to honor Chet Baker, a trumpeter and vocalist. As to why, don’t ask me.
WordPress 2.8 changes include:
- A quicker and more stable WordPress.
- A better widgets interface.
- Ability to display up to 4 columns (widgets) on your dashboard.
3 Columns on mine - A cool built-in Theme editor, named the CodePress Editor. You can now see those line numbers when you are editing your theme & CSS files. Not to mention the syntax highlighting that should reduce coding errors. Your codes will also look cleaner than ever with the help of the code editor.
As for changes between WordPress 2.8 RC and WordPress 2.8 final, I can’t see anything different but at least they’ve fixed the CSS styling on the Plug-ins page. Previously it’s hard to distinguish which plug-ins are active and which are inactive. It’s also hard to see when a plug-in’s update is available odue to the coloring.
To update your WordPress version, simply use the automatic tool upgrade on your Tools->Upgrade menu on the Administration control panel.
Check out WordPress 2.8 release post for full list of changes and also a video about the new release.
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