Better late than never! WordPress 2.6.1 came out two weeks ago, but it wasn’t a major release (more of a “if you’re having issues, upgrade, otherwise you don’t have to” release).
So far, so good as always! I can’t wait for WordPress 2.7 (there seem to be some major changes in the works)… if they’re shooting for a November release, we can start expecting Betas soon!
WordPress 2.6 “Tyner” is now available… read here. I’ve had nothing but goodness from the betas and release candidate, so great job to those who worked on this release!!
Here’s a quick look at the changes between v2.5 and 2.6:
- Word count! Never guess how many words are in your post anymore.
- Image captions, so you can add sweet captions like Political Ticker does under your images.
- Bulk management of plugins.
- A completely revamped image control to allow for easier inserting, floating, and resizing. It’s now fully integrated with the WYSIWYG.
- Drag-and-drop reordering of Galleries.
- Plugin update notification bubble.
- Customizable default avatars.
- You can now upload media when in full-screen mode.
- Remote publishing via XML-RPC and APP is now secure (off) by default, but you can turn it on easily through the options screen.
- Full SSL support in the core, and the ability to force SSL for security.
- You can now have many thousands of pages or categories with no interface issues.
- Ability to move your
wp-configfile andwp-contentdirectories to a custom location, for “clean” SVN checkouts.- Select a range of checkboxes with “shift-click.”
- You can toggle between the Flash uploader and the classic one.
- A number of proactive security enhancements, including cookies and database interactions.
- Stronger better faster versions of TinyMCE, jQuery, and jQuery UI.
- Version 2.6 fixes approximately 194 bugs.
Awesome! I’ve already updated and all looks good!
From Neowin.net & Bink.nu:
Windows XP SP3 is finally here for those that use Windows Update, and here is a direct link to the stand-alone version of SP3 for x86 XP systems (32 bit). Thanks Bink! Neowin reader WindowsNT says: “There won’t be a 64bit version until Windows Server 2003 hits SP3 since they share the same code base.”
Here is an interesting article regarding SP3 performance, ignoring the fact that Vista SP1 is still faster than XP SP2/SP3 users will enjoy a performance boost over SP2. When will people learn that Vista ain’t all bad!
Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.
Links:
Download Direct: Stand-alone installer for Windows XP SP3 English, 32 Bit (316 MB)
Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for Chinese Traditional, 32 Bit Systems
Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for Spanish, 32 Bit Systems (308 MB)
Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for German, 32 Bit Systems (313 MB)
Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for Polish, 32 Bit Systems
Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for French, 32 Bit Systems
Or just use Microsoft Update: Service Pack 3 for Windows XP via Windows Update (Size varies)
Again, from Neowin:
Known issues:
On some hardware configurations, you may encounter the Windows XP SP3 BSoD Endless Reboot Loop with Stop c0000139 on GDI32.dll Error, follow this guide to repair your XP installation. Thanks daPhoenix for the tip!
Also, if you need the Uxtheme.dll, you can use my patch (it’s English Only):
Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 Modified Uxtheme.dll for English Systems
Have fun updating, everyone!
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