WordPress 2.7 RC1

Better late than never, right?

I’ve recently started testing WordPress 2.7 RC1 which brings a significant update to the admin panel user interface. The navigation now flows down the left side of the page instead of across the top, allowing for more room if you happen to use a lot of plugins. Things have also been spiced up with a lot of JavaScript – WP has finally come into the Web 2.0 era with dropdown menus and whatnot now included for admins.

It seems as if the interface is a little laggy though, it takes a moment for the cursor to catch up with what I’m doing if I’m backspacing characters. It isn’t awful though, just doesn’t seem quite as quick. I will reserve final judgement though till 8PM EST when 2.7 officaly releases. I’m eager to test out the autoupdate feature which is now included.

More information about the admin panel can be found here.

Image from DownloadSquad.