WordPress keeps going, WP 2.6 is well on it’s way

One of the great things about wordpress is the speed at which it has developed over the last few years from a simple blogging platform to a much more advanced system that can be used as a CMS as well.

WordPress 2.6 Beta has been released with a few minor updates and functional improvements. Ryan Boren posted a list of improvements including the following to be found in the 2.6 beta Version which is already available for download and beta testing.

• • Post Revisioning
  • Caching of static files with Gears for faster Admin page loads
  • A new and improved image editing dialog that offers lots of control over the images in your posts
  • Theme previewing as seen on WordPress.com
  • Built-in word counting in the post editor
  • The ability to disable remote publishing for the security conscious
  • Drag-and-drop sortable galleries
  • Customizable default avatars
  • Bulk delete, activate, and deactivate for plugins
  • jQuery 1.2.6 with some nice performance improvements
  • jQuery UI 1.5

Matt Mullenweg, Founder of the platform had the following to say about this speedy update from the much hyped 2.5.

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