I’m now using the first beta release of the new version of Wordpress- originally expected to be called Wordpress 1.6 (the reason for the jump is unclear). It has the AJAX userinterface of Wordpress.com, and the Akismet spam plugin (whose effectiveness I will report back on at a later date) comes as standard. Other improvements include:
- Visual preview of themes (as opposed to simply getting the name and author)
- Easier user account handling (it now uses a role-based permission system ie I can say whether someone is an ordinary user, a writer, an admin etc.)
- Adding categories from post edit menu
At the moment there don’t seem to be very many improvements to the ‘front end’ (ie the part of the website visitors see) but if you spot anything different (or any bugs!!!) then let me know!
Update: The only change I’ve noticed in the user-accessible area of the site is that the footer is squint