WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Released

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WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 was released was released last night and includes over 160 changes from just the Beta 2 version. Here are some of the changes:

  • Numerous style improvements and refinements.
  • All admin notices now go under the page title.
  • PHP Notice fixes.
  • Dashboard widget options now properly save.
  • Menu fixes.
  • New design for Quick Edit.
  • Canonical feed URL fixes.
  • An update for the Hello Dolly plugin. (Now, if they’ll just remove it! - Ed.)
  • Plugin installer updates.
  • Numerous font updates.
  • Updated login logo.
  • Switch position of “Save Draft” and “Preview” buttons in publish module.
  • File upload support for MS Office 2007+ file formats.
  • Media upload buttons won’t show if the user doesn’t have the upload capability.
  • Canonical redirects only do yes-www or no-www redirection for domains.
  • Shift-click checkbox range selection improvement.
  • Separate ‘Add New User’ page.
  • Tag suggest only suggests tags (not other taxonomy terms).
  • QuickPress shows “Submit for Review” if user cannot publish.
  • Private posts/pages, and password-protected posts/pages are rolled into new “Visibility” section of publish module.

If you’ve using either of the previous Beta versions, you’re already able to update to Beta 3 via the Tools -> Update menu. If you have problems, or if you’re using a previous version of WordPress, you’ll need to download and install like previous versions.