I updated my blog to the current dev version from the subversion repository. It seems stable enough. I like the new design. Much cleaner and less 'babyish' than the original. It looks more like a mature application now.
My personal favourite feature is the ability to automatically update plugins that use the wordpress.org plugin hosting. It will tell you when an update is available, download it and update locally.
The post/page editing is nice too. The new layout is much more intuitive and the editor is more featured. I'm liking it, it's a much bigger update than a lot of the previous releases.
Will Brown
· 1 year ago
Great write-up, Corvida. I think that 2.5 will be a success, just like previous versions of WP. There will be some things that people love, and some things that people hate.
The things that people hate will be addressed in upcoming releases.
Things that I like: Full text RSS feeds without having to use a plugin, one-click plugin updates, and "faster" load times.
Elliott Ng
· 1 year ago
I'm excited about this but am worried about stability. When is it rock solid enough to do the upgrade? What else should I do other than back up my posts? This is scary! Do I have to worry about plug in compatibility?
Corvida
· 1 year ago
@Elliott NG - I have your same concerns about 2.5. Since I've read Glenn Slaven's comment I'm very much tempted to just do the upgrade now, which I'm thinking might've been Matt Mullenweg's plan all along when released the RC.
Say it's an RC when it could most definitely be an actual release of WordPress 2.5.
anewlis
· 1 year ago
i'm diggin this! looks extremely clean (preferred). i hope those darn google ads are not going to be in the mix!
Bena Roberts
· 1 year ago
We switched GoMo News from typepad to Word press one month ago and I am amazed at the difference. There are still a couple of hiccups but all in all - very happy. Bena
Glenn Slaven
· 1 year ago
All my plugins still worked, the update was pretty transparent as far as the font-end of my blog was concerned. I uploaded all the new files & it just worked. The first time I accessed wp-admin it prompted me with the usual update the database page, but that worked fine too. I've not seen any reason to not update now.
Note: I accept no responsibility if your server burns to the ground because you updated :)
Helga
· 1 year ago
Huh. Because I am shallow, I'm going to miss the dark blue theme. I like the one-click plugin update, though. I hate having to download latest versions of plugins. Not like I do that constantly.
I'm most likely to wait a few months before upgrading. To ensure everything works fine and has been streamlined and perfected. What?
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My personal favourite feature is the ability to automatically update plugins that use the wordpress.org plugin hosting. It will tell you when an update is available, download it and update locally.
The post/page editing is nice too. The new layout is much more intuitive and the editor is more featured. I'm liking it, it's a much bigger update than a lot of the previous releases.
I think that 2.5 will be a success, just like previous versions of WP. There will be some things that people love, and some things that people hate.
The things that people hate will be addressed in upcoming releases.
Things that I like: Full text RSS feeds without having to use a plugin, one-click plugin updates, and "faster" load times.
Say it's an RC when it could most definitely be an actual release of WordPress 2.5.
Note: I accept no responsibility if your server burns to the ground because you updated :)
I'm most likely to wait a few months before upgrading. To ensure everything works fine and has been streamlined and perfected. What?