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WordPress 2.6 is out!

July 16, 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web, Downloads

WordPress 2.6 is now available for download.  Matt has said that this is a really solid release (there have been many betas and one release candidate that have been tested out already), so there’s no reason to wait to upgrade.  While 2.6 brings some nice new features, it’s mainly improvements and refinements upon the major release that was 2.5.  In this respect, there shouldn’t be any theme incompatibilities and few to zero plugin incompatibilities.

Some of the new features of WP 2.6 include:

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  Posted by Emily @ 1:02 pm   

  What to expect in WP 2.6

  July 2, 2008 | Filed under: Miniblog

  It’s that time again.  WordPress 2.6 is expected to be released in a week or two.  This isn’t as big a release as 2.5, but there are definitely some handy new features and improvements.  2.6 Beta 2 was released yesterday if you can’t wait to try it out.  If you just want to see what’s coming in 2.6 then check out Technosailer’s 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6 as well as Weblog Tools Collection’s What You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6.

  
  
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  Inserting Images into WordPress 2.5

  May 27, 2008 | Filed under: Tutorials

  There are two ways to insert an image in to WordPress now. One is to upload an image from your hard drive. The other is to link to an image living on a server somewhere else (ie: flickr, a photo gallery, snapfish, a server, etc.) Here steps for each method.

  Adding an image from your hard drive in to a page or post:

  Step 1. Start a new post (or page) as usual Write > Post/Page.

  Step 2. Go to the “Add Media” area and select the image button.

  

  Step 3. Click on “Browse” to add an image from your computer.

  

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  WordPress 2.5.1

  April 25, 2008 | Filed under: News

  2.5.1 was released today, so if you been waiting to upgrade, now’s the time to do it.  This new release contains one important security fix for 2.5, so it’s important you upgrade soon.

  If you are just concerned with fixing the security issue you may download and replace these files:

  • wp-includes/pluggable.php
  • wp-admin/includes/media.php
  • wp-admin/media.php

  But you should really upgrade everything as 2.5.1 contains many bug fixes and improvements, including:

  • Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
  • Better performance for those who have many categories
  • Media Uploader fixes
  • An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
  • Widget Administration fixes
  • Various usability improvements
  • Layout fixes for IE

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