Wordpress 2.7 Beta 2 Review - Just installed

Posted by Eric

November 7, 2008

A short overview of WordPress 2.7 Beta 2

I just installed the second beta of wordpress 2.7. I must admit I was a bit hesitant installing it manually (deleting and replacing files) because automatic upgrade is currently not compatible with wordpress 2.7.

So far it is working fine and the admin dashboard looks splendid, however I found that it seems a bit unresponsive at times and to put it simply feels ‘laggy’.

There have been a number of changes since the first public beta release and these include:

# The Upload button didn’t always show. Fixed.
# JS on the Dashboard broke for blogs with no comments, causing several UI elements to “freeze”. Fixed.
# Recent Drafts Dashboard module didn’t show correct times. Fixed.
# Various Autosave fixes.
# Redirect after deleting a page from the editor went back to the deleted page. Fixed.
# Fixed loading of translations for default TinyMCE plugins.
# Added avatars to the edit users list.
# Added some missing translations.
# Fixed some validation errors.
# Fixed some PHP warnings and notices.

For the full list of changes check the WordPress Development Blog.

For those of you who haven’t seen UI (user interface) of WordPress 2.7 I have taken the liberty to upload a screen.

In conclusion, I wouldn’t upgrade to the beta versions yet. Unless you’re really eager to test it out, stick with 2.63 for the time being. I have to admit that the new dashboard is much more handy, however you will probably see yourself clicking on links that direct to other places that are unfamiliar to you.

All in all, it’s looking good.