WordPress 2.8 Beta 1 Version is Released

by R Zaman on May 21, 2009 · 2 comments

Good news for all WordPress lovers! The beta 1 version of WordPress 2.8 is out now and also available for download. That means the stable version of WordPress 2.8 is going to be released soon though no fixed date is announced for this special day. By this time, I’m going to introduce with some of the new features of WordPress 2.8.

New Features for Users:

New Theme Installer routines
Add CodePress syntax highlighting to Theme and Plugin editors
Add Documentation(function) lookup to Theme and Plugin editors
Use “Custom Header” for menu text and revise Default theme to reflect change
Separate Comments into a separate postbox, from Discussion postbox, on the Edit Post screen
Make tags accessible without Javascript on the edit screen
Don’t ask for confirmation when marking a comment as spam
Don’t notify post author of own comments
Fix comment paging for static front page
Allow the dashboard widgets to be arranged in up to four columns as set via the Screen Options tab
Add column “Rating” in Administration > Links > Edit
Improved Widget user interface
Per Page option for plugins
Show absolute date instead of relative date for scheduled posts
Autosave post/page when pressing Control/Command+S
Add toggle all button to the Gallery tab in the uploader
Support more than one gallery on the same page
Add per page option to Screen Options for comments, posts, pages, media, categories, and tags
Overhaul of LiveJournal importer (also add define WP_IMPORTING)
Import category descriptions for Administration > Tools > Import > WordPress
Show Tools menu for all users so they can access Turbo
In upgrade process, provide better explanation for database upgrade message
Fix most popular link category list
Add description field for tags
WAI-ARIA landmark roles to added to WordPress Default theme
“Choose a city in the same timezone as you” for Timezone in Administration > Settings > General
Hide email addresses from low privilege users on Administration > Comments
Allow case-insensitive logins
Enforce unique email addresses in Add/Edit users
Make user_nicenames unique during registration
Add “Send this password to the new user by email” option to Administration > Users > Add New

There are also new freatures for Themes, Plugins, Widgets etc. JS script loader Improvements are also done in WordPress 2.8 version. They can be found from WordPress Site.

And yes, The Beta 1 version is available for Download. Download WordPress 2.8 Beta 1 Version Here.

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