If you haven’t heard, WordPress 2.9 has been released. The much awaited WordPress release adds a lot of functionality to an already powerful application. Some of the new features include:
1. Global undo/”trash” feature, which means that if you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back from the grave (i.e., the Trash). This also eliminates those annoying “are you sure” messages we used to have on every delete.
2. Built-in image editor allows you to crop, edit, rotate, flip, and scale your images to show them who’s boss. This is the first wave of our many planned media-handling improvements.
3. Batch plugin update and compatibility checking, which means you can update 10 plugins at once, versus having to do multiple clicks for each one, and we’re using the new compatibility data from the plugins directory to give you a better idea of whether your plugins are compatible with new releases of WordPress. This should take the fear and hassle out of upgrading.
4. Easier video embeds that allow you to just paste a URL on its own line and have it magically turn it into the proper embed code, with Oembed support for YouTube, Daily Motion, Blip.tv, Flickr, Hulu, Viddler, Qik, Revision3, Scribd, Google Video, Photobucket, PollDaddy, and WordPress.tv (and more in the next release).
With the recent release of WordPress 2.9 we’ve taken the opportunity to update several sections of the website. One of the new tools that makes your life a lot easier is the built-in-image editor. Now if you want to make thumbnails for a specific image, you don’t need to do it in a stand-alone application anymore. Simply upload your full sized image and crop it to your desired size. Now you have the full resolution image and its corresponding thumbnail all setup and ready to be added to a post.
This will save you a lot of time if you are going to make use of the optional thumbnails for each post. You can see more of the features in full in this video.
But these are just a few of the nice new features and changes you’ll find in Carmen. If you haven’t upgraded yet, you really should upgrade to WordPress 2.9 today!
You can find more about the release here.
