The Wordpress crew has officially released Wordpress 2.0 as well as a complete redesign of their website. I have already been running RC3 of Wordpress 2.0 on Betaflow.com for a few days now, and things are working perfectly for me other than some server slowdown (I’m hoping upgrading to the final release will fix that).


I encourage everyone to upgrade to the latest release, there are quite a few new features within the administration panel you’ll enjoy:

  • Theme selection now shows preview images of your installed themes.
  • User management is based on user roles now, goodbye user levels
  • Built in caching for even faster page serving to your visitors
  • Image Uploading is built into the Post panel, as well as the ability to add a new category
  • More hooks and filters for theme and plugin developers
  • Akismet is released with it, all you need is a API key by signing up for a free Wordpress.com account
  • Rich Text Editor, for those that aren’t comfortable with (X)HTML - personally, I turned it off

If you’re feeling slightly uncomfortable within Wordpress 2.0 or you’re new to the world of professional blogging, be sure to check out my article on the release of the Wordpress Professional Blogger’s Toolkit: In The Beginning.