WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Released

Posted on November 23rd, 2008 in WP News | 6,158 views

It looks like WordPress is making their job so nicely with 2.7. If you have used Beta 1 or 2, don't forget to update to this Beta 3 via Tools -> Update menu because there’s over 160 changes. Here are a few:

Dashboard widget options now properly save.
Numerous style improvements and refinements.
All admin notices now go under the page title.
PHP Notice fixes.
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.