WordPress 2.8, Codename “Baker”, Now Available

WordPress, the blog engine that powers this blog, has released it’s version 2.8, codenamed “Baker” (in dedication to the famed jazz musician Chet Baker).

I’m not going into a lot of detail because you can see an explanation of the changes here and here, but the highlights are:

• New (easier to use) theme install capabilities;
• Syntax highlighting in the code editor (apparently not working in Google Chrome);
• Improved Widget user interface and support for using more than one widget of the same type;
• New screen options in every page to better organize the items on the screen.

Also, WordPress claims they made a lot of speed improvements and corrected hundreds of bugs.

I’ve successfully upgraded to the new version via the automatic update (not without making a backup first) and everything seems to be working fine. Let me know if you detect any issues.

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