WordPress 2.2 with Widgets Integration

ByLiew Cheon-Fong

WordPressAfter the previous delay, WordPress 2.2 is finally released today. The new version includes several new features and hundreds bug fixes.

Here are some new features for WordPress users:

  • WordPress Widgets — This is not new but integrated into WordPress core by default. Previously you need to install the WordPress widget plugin.
  • Full ATOM support — WordPress 2.2 now support ATOM 1.0
  • New Blogger importer — the Blogger importer is now able to handle the latest version of Google’s Blogger and import all posts and comments. Previously, it has to be done with some hacks.
  • Infinite comment stream — Edit Comment page is now AJAX-ed. It keeps the page with 20 items even you delete comments or mark spam comments.
  • Break protection — you are now protected from breaking your blog by activating a plugin or editing a file.
  • Speed optimizations — core plugin and filter are optimized to be faster and lighter on your web server.
  • WYSIWYG for Safari — added a hook for WYSIWYG support in future version of Safari.

For developers, WordPress 2.2 included a new set of WordPress-specific XML-RPC APIs for editing pages, setting categories, and more. The WordPress internal mail functions are now using phpMailer, with SMTP support.

Download WordPress 2.2

Changed files or full upgrade?

Since there are a lot of files been changed in WordPress 2.2. I recommend existing WordPress users to do a full WordPress upgrade by replacing all the existing files (of course, spare your own files and images!).

My two cents

Personally, I do not use any WordPress Widget. I prefer to have control, and Widget’s options are usually limited for ease of use. With Widget integration, users do not need to take another step to install the WordPress widget plugin.

The break protection is good for curious WordPress users like me. I like to test different WordPress plugins and some of them really break my blog. Although I could manually disable the bad plugins, a protection to avoid it is great.

For anyone who run a heavy WordPress blog, the speed optimizations are always good to have. Although I do not expect it to be a big improvement but that’s better than none.

Have your WordPress blog upgraded? Have you encountered any problems?

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