WordPress 2.5 RC2
WordPress 2.5 RC2 has been released yesterday. It is the prior version of the final WordPress 2.5. Matt, the WordPress founder, recorded a screencast to demo the new features.
The most significant changes of version 2.5 is on the admin panel. The layout has been redesigned and use a lot of AJAX for faster response, and it is cleaner now.
The “Write Post” page has been polished a lot. WordPress 2.5 now use Flash uploader and support galleries. Matt done his gallery page using WordPress 2.5. It looks great!
Most WordPress themes that work on WordPress 2.3 will work fine on version 2.5, because there are not many changes on the theme core. WordPRess plugin that work with the admin panel may require updates though.
Please keep in mind that WordPress 2.5 RC2 is NOT the final version. It may still contain bugs to be fixed in the final version. However, if you interested to try, you can download RC2 now (backup! backup!).
I’ve been reading this a lot about this new ver of WP. I m really interested with the built in gallery offerd by this version. But i am still skeptical about the bugs and its new features. I also like the dashboard it is well managed i think so as compared to mine now. So, do you think i shall upgrade now. Mine is 2.2.2
Apparently WP2.5 seems to have some problem with it’s image uploading feature.
I had just upgraded and have been Googling for quite some time but found no solution so far. It seemed that many people are having the same trouble.
Apart from that, WP 2.5 works like a charm – and a lot of it’s features are beautifully implemented and thought for.