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Last night I learned about the Wordpress 2.7-RC2 release, the latest and greatest release with all new fangled features. My current install has been nagging me to upgrade for quite a while, so I decided to jump up to one of the test releases to give it a whirl. After all, If anything went wrong I can just roll it back no fuss.

The download package is the usual mixture of raw files and brief instructions, I roughly followed the extended guide on the website as I knew a few steps could be skipped on my install. I backed up the original directory and MySQL database, then grabbed the new install package and installed it in a similar directory to my current install, then slowly copied over the required files to the new folder. After about ten minutes I had a ready to go version of 2.7-RC2, with a quick “ln” command I had the site live. A quick run of the upgrade page and everything worked.

So, how is it? The admin interface is a complete change to the older 2.6 releases and it makes a lot more sense than the old version. No longer do you have to fight with a massive list of options in the setting pages, instead of being stretched across the top they’re in a nice, tidy sidebar. I’m sure I’ll hit some issues sooner or later, but all the plugins I use work fine and as fast as ever.

Here’s hoping to a successful 2.7 final release.