WordPress v2.1 Upgrade | Skatter Tech

WordPress v2.1 Upgrade - January 26, 2007

Only about two weeks after the launch of WordPress 2.0.6 and 2.0.7, the WordPress crew finally pushed v2.1 (aka “Ella”) out of beta. WP2.1, rather than a patch, is a major upgrade from the 2.x series. The blogging engine, which Skatter Tech is currently running, now has a more powerful back-end for administrators to manage content. Although many plugins no longer work for 2.1, we recommend updating since it also includes over 550 bug fixes. The following is some of the major changes implemented.

WordPress v2.1 Features:

Ajax AutoSave Posts - prevents loosing posts
Tabbed Editor - WYSIWYG and Raw Code
Ajax-based Spell Checker for composer
XML Import/Export - transfer data between blogs
Search Engine - custom indexing privacy settings
Front Page - set any page as the main page
Blogroll - many improvements and changes
Login - redesigned screen from Shuttle
Ajax Admin Panel - helps speed up tasks
Comment Feeds - includes all rather than last 10
Uploads - management for uploaded data
Other: Cron support, new APIs, and more

We are pleased with the overall improvments the update brings. Managment and content seems to be flowing much faster than ever before. As we mentioned we are having diffucluties with some plugins, but most of the major ones either already have been updated or work.

Links: WordPress 2.1 ‘Ella’ | Download
Related: Instructions For 2.0.x to 2.1