WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Released

Well, with Beta 3 just being released, it looks like WordPress is making their way very nicely with 2.7. If you have Beta 1 or 2, make sure to update via Tools -> Update menu, because there’s over 160 changes. Here are a few:

  • Numerous style improvements and refinements.
  • All admin notices now go under the page title.
  • PHP Notice fixes.
  • Dashboard widget options now properly save.
  • Menu fixes.
  • New design for Quick Edit.
  • Canonical feed URL fixes.
  • Walker fixes.
  • An update for Hello Dolly.
  • Plugin installer updates.
  • Numerous font updates.
  • Updated login logo.
  • Switch position of “Save Draft” and “Preview” buttons in publish module.
  • File upload support for MS Office 2007+ file formats.
  • Media upload buttons won’t show if the user doesn’t have the upload capability.
  • Canonical redirects only do yes-www or no-www redirection for domains.
  • Shift-click checkbox range selection improvement.
  • Add New User page now separate.
  • Tag suggest only suggests tags (not other taxonomy terms).
  • QuickPress shows “Submit for Review” if user cannot publish.
  • Private posts/pages, and password-protected posts/pages are rolled into new “Visibility” section of publish module.

Click here to download WordPress Beta 3.

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6 Responses to WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Released

  1. Michael Cromarty says:

    Wow think I’ll have a download and play.

  2. An update for Hello Dolly… Thank god! =)

  3. Fubiz says:

    Thanks for the news.

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  5. gelay says:

    cant wait for the final stable.

  6. dalidas says:

    I’m writing from Turkey. It’s very nice that you ive writing the subjects about wp. Thanks for seo education.

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