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WordPress 2.5 Released

The much awaited version of WordPress, 25. has been released and available for public download. Most of us might have tried the RC which was released last week. WordPress 2.5 has lot of features and improvements over the last version. The prominent feature is the improved dashboard with a new theme.

The improvements in 2.5 are numerous, and almost entirely a result of your feedback: multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard, salted passwords and cookie encryption, media library, a WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess with your code, concurrent post editing protection, full-screen writing, and search that covers posts and pages.

Few notable features are;

  • New dashboard, which is cleaner, faster and less cluttered.
  • Multiple file upload with progress bar.
  • Better tag management
  • Automatic upgrade of plugins.
  • In built galleries for photos.

Download WordPress 2.5

NB: When upgrading to new version, its recommended to take a backup of your blog and database. Not all plugins will be compatible with the new version.

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  • http://www.techyard.net venkat

    Nirmal, Is there any list of compatible plugins for WP 2.5?? coz its nice to checkout the plugin compatibility and then upgrade.

  • http://www.aravindjose.com Aravind

    I think, i am among the first 10 people to download the latest version. It was after 15 mins after i downloaded the 2.5 version, they announced it officially in their blog.

  • http://www.techyard.net Venkat
  • http://www.nirmaltv.com Nirmal

    @Aravind,
    How did u find the latest version?

    @Venkat,
    Thanks for that list. I’ll check out soon.

  • http://www.stylusouls.com immy00100

    i hope plugins i am using works well with 2.5 as well or i’ll miss many things aloooot, look wise wp 2.5 is amazing easy on eyes i also wrote an article when wp 2.5 was in rc1 :razz:

  • http://www.whoismadhur.com Madhur Kapoor

    I will wait for a few days before upgrading. It is better to test it locally first with all the plugins.

  • http://www.manast.com Manas

    Upgraded… ;)

  • http://ashwinr.com/ Ashwin

    Upgraded. So far so good. With the automatic plugins upgrade thing, my plugins are also upgraded. :cool:

  • http://www.aravindjose.com Aravind

    Me too upgraded to 2.5 and written a post too.
    I just love the “one-click-plugin-upgrading”. It’s very nice and handy..Not to mention the new archives option. It can do what earlier needed a plugin

    And, the overall look is refreshing.

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