The Wordpress 2.7 Thread !!!

so the new wordpress script 2.7 will be out after few hours...

Post your tips, feedbacks and comments.

 

It will be released after a few hours? Hmm, I didn't hear anything about that on their email lists...? It's currently still RC1. Or, do you have inside scoop on these things?

 

I heard a lot
official post
http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/27-gets-here-in-two-days/

 

well finally...I've had all sorts of drama happen to my site waiting on this

 

Wordpress is getting even better and better on each release, just hope that they could start moving to more CMS features in the next releases.

Wordpress 2.7 a.k.a Plugin Breaker!

 

Can I update my previous Wp version to this one with affecting my posts?

 

of course you can resaik, but backup your blog first if you're the efficient type.
From what I've seen the improvements are mostly to the admin panel

 

Thanks MeetHere! I hadn't been around following their blogs lately. It wasn't really mentioned too much on their email lists either... Thanks again! That's awesome though, it's about time! I'm always running their "Trunk" versions. After they release this, they'll soon start on 2.8-bleeding or whatever and that's what I'll be on too.

 

Eer, wait... From Ryan's blog: http://boren.nu/archives/2008/12/03/hear-that-27-a-comin/

"As announced on the wordpress.com blog, 2.7 is coming to wordpress.com tomorrow. The final release of 2.7 won’t be here until next week. There is still a lot of coordination and management type stuff to do before we’re ready to release."

 

I like the 2.7 beta release, curious if I'll notice the difference between it and final. I haven't had any issues.

 

Well, from what I gather, there wasn't much changed or done from Beta release to the RC1 version. A few back-end cosmetic updates, "HTTP" updates, "Press This" updates, Stylesheet updates, Menu Updates, Import Updates, and etc. Really mainly just cosmetic updates and so forth, nothing super huge.

They were still getting "bug reports" via the email lists and they're working hard to squash them. IMHO, it should be a lot nicer once final release.

 

You guys know that this is going to be a crisis, right? You won't be able to upgrade until all of your plugins are compatible with his new BUILD (note "build," not "upgrade" this time). Those of us using really old plugins that have been abandoned (like Adsense Deluxe) are particularly screwed.

Be sure to make a hidden copy of your site and upgrade it for testing purposes...and note any problems that happen.

 

Markn26 is right, at least for the initial first few months after it's released. Unless, of course, the plugin authors are up to speed and update their plugins as soon as WP 2.7 is released (or shortly afterward). Which is usually rare, because there's still a lot of plugins not compatible with the recent past released versions of WP.

They keep modifying the core code so much, that it's giving the plugin authors a run for their money. Sometimes I mention it on their email list... that's ridiculous to have the following setup...

- A compatible list of plugins and themes JUST FOR version: 2.0.xx
- A compatible list of plugins and themes JUST FOR version: 2.4
- A compatible list of plugins and themes JUST FOR version: 2.5
- A compatible list of plugins and themes JUST FOR version: 2.6
- A compatible list of plugins and themes JUST FOR version: 2.7

Just keep the core code the same, and keeping the plugins and themes all compatible for the same core code, would be a cinch! But, since they started taking "community votes" for new features and so forth, it almost asks for all this change too. So, it's a can't win for losing deal.

You pay one way or the other, if "they" want some awesome features... you get them, but just deal with the complications and waiting for plugin updates. If you don't want them, you won't usually get them, unless of course the "community" out votes your NOT wanting it, and they'd still implement it anyway. And everything is complicated no matter which way you look at it.

 

Wow, is that why it keeps changing, because of community votes for new things? Honestly, it's fine as is. I really wouldn't change anything about it. If anything, Wordpress should be updated once a year, and should just address security issues between those times...

 

Yep, here's where that goes down:
http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/

Then for compatible things, just the search brings up ALL these various things for various versions. It's ridiculous.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Special:Search/Compatibility/

I agree with you, the package of WordPress alone, is becoming HUGE too. It's not a few hundred KB download, it's becoming a couple MB download package. Not to mention more complex for various things.

 

What will change?

 

Yh what are the new features?

 

I also love how if you want to keep an older version the damn software NAGS you to update the script.

I got a lot of Wordpress love, but it just seems like there's plugin breakers constantly.

 

@Agamer, a lot of things can / will change. Depending on "what" gets voted on the most, by the community itself. That, and whatever the developers feel needs added to the core code. But currently, nothing has really changed since the Beta release. And all the current changes that will be in 2.7 version, can be found in the link I listed below here for gsv13.

gsv13, the new features can be found here:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.7

JMC, I'm not sure why you're getting that prompt to update though. I updated the girlfriend's to 2.6.5 and her blog doesn't keep asking her to update. You might have a really older version right? And yeah, you'll need to make sure you're grabbing the right plugins for the right versions of WP.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Plugin_Compatibility

 

previously the countdown started showing in the admin panel.. but they have again decided to postpone its launch on 10th dec.