Wordpress Version 2.1 or Ella Is Out!

[Diddy1]

the folks over at Wordpress release Wordpress 2.1 nicknamed “Ella”. With a host of new features starting from autosave to a whole lot more:

* Autosave makes sure you never lose a post again.
* Our new tabbed editor allows you to switch between WYSIWYG and code editing instantly while writing a post.
* The lossless XML import and export makes it easy for you to move your content between WordPress blogs.
* Our completely redone visual editor also now includes spell checking.
* New search engine privacy option allows you take you to indicate your blog shouldn’t ping or be indexed by search engines like Google.
* You can set any “page” to be the front page of your site, and put the latest posts somewhere else, making it much easier to use WordPress as a content management system.
* Much more efficient database code, faster than previous versions. Domas Mituzas from MySQL went over all our queries with a fine-toothed comb.
* Links in your blogroll now support sub-categories and you can add categories on the fly.
* Redesigned login screen from the Shuttle project.
* More AJAX to make custom fields, moderation, deletions, and more all faster. My favorite is the comments page, which new lets you approve or unapprove things instantly.
* Pages can now be drafts, or private.
* Our admin has been refreshed to load faster and be more visually consistent.
* The dashboard now instantly and brings RSS feeds asynchronously in the background.
* Comment feeds now include all the comments, not just the last 10.
* Better internationalization and support for right-to-left languages.
* The upload manager lets you easily manage all your uploads pictures, video, and audio.
* A new version of the Akismet plugin is bundled.

For the developer side it should make things easier with the following new features:

* Psuedo-cron functionality let’s you schedule events much like cron.
* Users admin can now comfortably handle hundreds of thousands of users.
* The new WP_Error class cleans up how we do error reporting and handling.
* The javascript loader makes it easier for plugins to include rich functionality.
* Tons of new hooks and APIs.
* We’ve started to fill out our code inline documentation.
* Image and thumbnail API allows for richer media plugins.
* Custom header, color picker, and image cropping framework.


The official post is here. What are you waiting for go update!

Thank you

[Utexas]

yay but i'm too lazy to update

[vangogh]

Looks like some nice new functionality. There was also a potential security hole in WordPress prior to version 2.0.7, which also makes upgrading a good choice.

[Fastian]

Cool
I am in the middle of building my Blogs Network and looks like they released the 2.1 just in time for me
Will the old plugins remain working for the 2.1 ??

[Dudley]

That is the big question: plugin compatibility.

I just upgraded last week to fix the security hole. I'm not sure I will upgrade again until I see how stable this release is.

[Fastian]

An other big question, Themes compatibility.
I tried to update on of my test blog but seems like I was getting problem with 6 of my chosen themes. I will also wait for few weeks to update any of my blog.

[Dudley]

I also run a directory. I've learned the hard way to wait a few weeks before installing updates.

[Webfu]

Thanks Diddy.... I didn't know about those updates.

[Webfu]

Getting to know Ella a little bit today.

I've found that the language support is not there like previous versions. Spent a couple hours trying to figure that one out. Then I finally gave up and had to re-install the older version of WP so I could display Vietnamese.

One super cool new feature I found today that really kicks ass IMO is the new ability to make any WP static page your homepage. Instead of having to have your most recent post show up first you can now have your about page or any other page for your homepage.

From the Dashboard Check under:

Options > Reading > Front Page

[popstalin]

So far I've had no issues with plugins. *Fingers crossed*

I also have a custom template I designed for 2.05 and it ported over nicely for Ella.

[redQueen]

so far so good here... updated over fantastico.. I'm just a bit confused that the categories of the blog and the links are the same... I love the feature where you get to choose which would appear on the index page... no longer need a plugin for that

[GlenL]

I am having a problem with the Adsense deluxe plugin on my blog is anyone else having this issue?

[dcristo]

Originally Posted by GlenL

I am having a problem with the Adsense deluxe plugin on my blog is anyone else having this issue?

Why not just code adsense directly into the theme templates? Don't really need a plugin for adsense integration with wordpress.

[GlenL]

honestly I have never really know where to put the code in the template. If I want to have the ad show up at the end of a post where in the template would I place the code?

[dcristo]

Originally Posted by GlenL

honestly I have never really know where to put the code in the template. If I want to have the ad show up at the end of a post where in the template would I place the code?

You would want to edit the single post template file.

[popstalin]

Look for the code below in the Single Post file and then place the Google code under it.

<?php the_content(); ?>

[Ferre]

I have upgraded a Wordpress site to 2.1 Ella and the WYSIWYG editor stopped working (although it showed the new version) and after numerous attempts to get it working and no evail with asking for help with the issue on their boards I've changed the site back to 2.07.

[Webfu]

Unfortunately I've had similar bouts with Ella over the last week or so. She's beginning to be quite finicky. I'm finding several old themes don't work properly with the new WP code.