What’s New in WordPress 2.8

by Bina on June 13, 2009

in Webmaster news, WordPress

Looks like it’s time for another WordPress upgrade. I have yet to do this for my own site but have done an upgrade for a client. And I have also yet to read up about this new version. So, my take today is based solely on my experience on a client’s site.

From the outset, WordPress 2.8 looks very much the same as WordPress 2.7.1. Here are three features that immediately stood out for me:

Drag and Drop Widgets

Adding, rearranging and deleting widgets used to be such a chore. Now, you simply drag and drop and you’re done. Check out the following quick screencasts to see the difference between adding and removing widgets in WordPress 2.7.1 and 2.8.

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