Why should I upgrade to WordPress 2.8?

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30.06.2009

First I’d like to announce the upgrade of orenyotmov.info to the WordPress 2.8 official version.

Now, if you are asking yourself if you should upgrade then the answer is really just a big plain YES.

Why?

Five second upgrade (no kidding). You click one button, do the auto-updating for you plugins (if needed) and you’re done.
Widget management – This one is a dream coming true. In WordPress 2.8 the widget management was made ten times better. You can say goodbye to the old annoying “Save Changes” button and sidebar selection scroll down. It’s all in AJAX now, click save and your done, no page refresh for every change. In fact – no page refresh at all. There is also the “Inactive Widgets” section where you can store widgets that you no longer use, but don’t want to lose their preferences. Did I already mention it’s all using full Drag n’ Drop interface?
Theme installer. No more 20 minute theme uploading! Now you just pick your theme and install it in second, just like the plugin installer. It can really save you some valuable time. There are also feature check boxes for all kinds of stuff that one can ask from a theme such as: number of columns, colors, sidebars, subject, translation-ready and many more.
Most of the popular plugins are working great at WP 2.8, there is no need to be afraid about that. Maybe is the first week or so you shouldn’t rush and upgrade but now it’s all perfectly safe. If you are still nervous you better look up your plugins at the plugin list of plugins that work on WordPress 2.8. If a plugin that you are using is not listed – the best thing you can do is contact the plugin author.

Bottom Line
Just do it.

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