Wordpress 2.5 Articles

Apr 28th 2008

In Defense of WordPress 2.5′s New Widget Manager

If you’ve been keeping up with WordPress 2.5, you probably know the intuitive drag-and-drop sidebar assembly of WordPress 2.2/2.3 has been replaced with a more cluttered method of widget administration, involving a dropdown to select the sidebar you want to work with (see screenshot). At first glance this seems like a step backwards, but I [...] Read more »

By John Lamansky | Posted in Widgets | Comments (4)
Mar 29th 2008

WordPress 2.5 Features

WordPress 2.5 has been officially released! (You can download it here.) A major upgrade, WordPress 2.5 packs a boatload of new features. Here are many that were listed in the official announcement at the WordPress Development Blog: Read more »

By John Lamansky | Posted in Updates | Comments (6)
Mar 18th 2008

WordPress 2.5 Release Candidate 1 Released

This morning, the WordPress Development blog published a WordPress 2.5 sneak-peak that highlights some new features and changes in WordPress’s administration back-end (specifically, with regards to the Dashboard, admin navigation, the Write pages, and the Manage pages). Read more »

By John Lamansky | Posted in Updates | Comments (1)
Feb 19th 2008

WordPress 2.5 Features Preview

Update (3/29/08): WordPress 2.5 has been released! Check out my extensive, updated WordPress 2.5 features list. The release date for WordPress 2.5 is March 10! Here’s a sneak-peak of some of the planned features: Read more »

By John Lamansky | Posted in Updates | Comments (6)