WordPress 2.9 has just crossed 3 million downloads, and had 140+ contributors to its code base for that release cycle. I have the unique distinction of being the person responsible for removing the word ‘janky’ from the UI for this release. Infosec posted an article naming all of the contributors to WordPress 2.9 they could track down.
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A detailed look at the new WordPress 2.7, which is still being developed. Interesting to see where they are going in terms of usability, which is a direct reflection of the recent usability testing Automattic just sprang for.
This may be the biggest upgrade to WordPress since the jump from 1.5 to 2.0. There are numerous changes on the front-end and the back-end. The admin panel has probably seen the most radical changes, as it has been completely redesigned from the ground up. And they redesigned wordpress.org to boot! So that’s why it took 6 months for v2.5 to come out… 
A quick round up of the new features:
- Multi-File Uploading
- Upgrade Plugins with a single click
- Photo Galleries
- A Dashboard you can Customize
- Salted Passwords and Encrypted Cookies to increase the security of the project
- A Media Library of all your uploaded assets
- A WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess up your code (zomg!)
- Protection against Concurrent Post Editing
- Writing in Full Screen Mode
- And a search engine that covers both posts AND pages (long the domain of a plugin)
You can read all about it in the official announcement.
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