Upgrade to WordPress 2.6. To 2.7.0 *
15 dicembre 2008, 9:37 News , Open Source , Reflections (oni) December 15, 2008, 9:37
Last week I upgraded this blog, update WordPress to the latest release 2.7.0.
The traumatic experience was not much, if we omit the physiological problems with plugins that are not yet ready for the new version of the core.
The only thing that annoyed me is yet another distortion of the administration of the content.
The transition from 2.5. * To 2.6.0 had already per se forced the average user to a significant revolution in the mode of insertion and maintenance of the contents.
Now the changes introduced are more radical.
This is not conducive to those who offer their services based on WP: In addition to forcing the entire staff in a tour de force to update the documentation to support our customers, changes of this magnitude slows down and complicates the work of the end user.
On the post that announces the official release reads:
The first thing you'll notice about 2.7 is ITS new interface. From the top down, we've listened to your feedback and thought deeply about the design and the result is a WordPress that's just plain faster.
He's all right, all right, but during all my long experience with Drupal experience - one that happily still continues - I never ever watch changes so rapid - and, if I may, contradictory - in interfaces backoffice. Factors are apparently marginal, but which play a decisive role in the choice of this or that CMS, would not you agree?
December 15, 2008 at 12:29
Yesterday I also updated my blog to 2.7, so I can give a first impression.
To me, the admin GUI of 2.6 was really disgusting. With the 2.7 have really done a lot better.
I can finally get back the selection of categories and tags to the right of the post (as in 2.5), instead of below. Furthermore, the interface adapts to the width of the screen, instead of just 950px horizontal, and with a 1280 working much better.
You can also drag blocks to rearrange the interface you prefer.
It is a bit 'unsettling the new menu arrangement, but also much more sensible, and it soon becomes a habit. More than the previous menus and submenus that was not understood how they were made. The fact that everything is then "AJAxato" is very convenient.
Among other things I could disable two plugins: the updater is now integrated and Suggested tags that imbroccava 1 out of 4, but had a handy list of tags used and inserted them by clicking on it. Now the second feature is included with a tagcloud.
The only EDGE, during the update was the fact that some files have write permission to "others", and gave me an Internal Server Error because I suPHP running on the server. Is enough fix the permissions.
Bye.
December 15, 2008 at 24:41
Hello Alex, I agree with what you say: the new backoffice is much more efficient and the process of rationalization is more than acceptable. But as you write it yourself, from version 2.5 to 2.6 to 2.7 there are changes that come and go in a way not very rational. I do not know if you use your blog only for personal purposes, but when the dealer service, these changes of direction does not always create some concern their own logic in the client sees that change under your feet the interface with which they normally work. Do not deny it, I'm a big fan of Drupal, the fact remains that WordPress is really a project well done.
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