Wordpress 2.7 is now available. The admin UI has been completely reworked to be easier to use and faster. I’ve been using it since RC1 on a test blog and was impressed with the changes. I’ve now upgraded all my sites to 2.7 and all plugins are functioning as far as I can tell.
Get it while it’s hot!
My wife glanced at my browser the other day and said, “Hey, I want that!”
She was referring to the embedded Google Calendar in the sidebar. I realized some of you may not be aware of the new features Gmail has been rolling out in the form of Lab features.
Here’s a rundown of my top four.
1. Google Calendar gadget – Keeps you aware of upcoming events during the day. You can select the calendars to show and even display a mini calendar.
2. Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat – Keep up with your friends when you don’t have your cell phone handy (or if you got rid of yours)
3. Navbar drag and drop – Organize the sidebar just the way you want it by dragging the elements around.
4. Forgotten Attachment Detector – Never forget to attach a file again. This is hit or miss. Sometimes it thinks I forgot one when I didn’t, but I’m okay with that. I don’t like sending “here’s the attachment I told you I was sending in my previous email” messages.
