Wordpress 2.7 Upgrade

Well I must say I am impressed. The upgrade process from 2.6.3 to 2.7 beta3 was as simple as the document stated. It took under 2 minutes, was flawless and once I copied across any custom modifications I had made everything was up and running again. 

The new administration layout is very simple and user friendly. I prefer it over the 2.6 admin interface. The reorganisation of the new post screen is very nice and shows a maturing product that is continuing to consider how to improve the usability of the interfaces. This is certainly something eZ Systems should be considering more, especially in the case of the administration panel. 

The core upgrade functionality is very nice, when I clicked on the upgrade button it notified me there was an upgrade available, prompted for appropriate details and proceeded to update the installation. This obviously causes a few issues if you have made manual changes to your core files and isn’t suitable for everyone, but a nice feature nonetheless. 

I look forward to seeing what 2.8 holds in the future.