The New WordPress 2.6 - Get It or Leave It?

The New WordPress 2.6 has just been released - So should you get It or leave It?

Here’s my past history of using Wordpress:

• When version 2.5 was released, I was relunctant to upgrade from my 2.3.1. This is a very old habit of human being - the relunctance to change. Until this site got hacked by some Russian guy (I mentioned about him on my twitter profile), this was a tough lesson to learn as 2.3.1 does have its vulnerability.
• When I have upgraded to 2.5 then to 2.5.1, everything seems good - the new and professional interface but it does have its flaw (which I have regrets upgrading), which was that the “new flash based” media uploader is not working for Firefox users but well for Explorer users. Other than that, everything about version 2.5.1 is pleasant enough. So while using 2.5.1 till recently, I have been switching to and fro from Firefox and Internet Explorer - just to add in the pictures.

So what’s new for WordPress version 2.6 that I have noticed?

1. The Media Uploader has two options now - Flash based or Normal.
2. For you - numbers conscious - in terms of word count for your blog post, there is this new feature now under the “Save/Publish” option.
3. A new interface for the Plugins settings whereby all the activated ones are separated from the non-activated ones. Neat!

Oh yar, have you noticed a change in theme for this site? This is a free theme offered by UniqueBlogDesigns which can be comparable to the one used by John Chow. Just a bit of tweaking here and there, this blog theme will have its own values.

If you are interested in this theme, just click on the link above, do note that if you are using the StripeAd by MaxBlogPress - the header title and menu will be shifted down (due to CSS coding) - once I have explored and find a way out of this darkness, I will keep you all posted.