If you’ve been keeping up with WordPress 2.5, you probably know the intuitive drag-and-drop sidebar assembly of WordPress 2.2/2.3 has been replaced with a more cluttered method of widget administration, involving a dropdown to select the sidebar you want to work with (see screenshot).
At first glance this seems like a step backwards, but I came across a post called “In defense of the WordPress 2.5 widget panel” that makes a very good point:
WordPress 2.5 has been officially released! (You can download it here.)
A major upgrade, WordPress 2.5 packs a boatload of new features. Here are many that were listed in the official announcement at the WordPress Development Blog:
This morning, the WordPress Development blog published a WordPress 2.5 sneak-peak that highlights some new features and changes in WordPress’s administration back-end (specifically, with regards to the Dashboard, admin navigation, the Write pages, and the Manage pages).
Update (3/29/08): WordPress 2.5 has been released! Check out my extensive, updated WordPress 2.5 features list.
The release date for WordPress 2.5 is March 10! Here’s a sneak-peak of some of the planned features:
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