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Wordpress is about to release their new version entitled version 2.1. With Wordpress Release Candidate 1 already out it’s a matter of time of now before it’s released. So what can we expect in terms of new features from Wordpress version 2.1?

Well there is a couple of features as well as new requirements. But let’s start with features:

• Much more efficient database code, faster than previous versions
• Autosave
• Tabbed editor
• Lossless XML import and export for moving between WordPress blogs
• WYSIWYG spellchecker
• Search engine blocker for private blogs
• You can set any “page” to be the front page of your site, and put the latest posts somewhere else
• Links can now have sub-categories
• Redesigned login screen
• More AJAX to make custom fields, moderation, deletions, etc all instant
• Pages can now be drafts, or private
• Minor admin redesign
• Upload manager
• Faster dashboard
• Psuedo-cron functionality
• Users admin can now comfortably handle thousands of users
• New WP_Error class
• Javascript loader
• Many new hooks and APIs
• Comment feeds now include all the comments

That’s a bit of a big list isn’t it? Many of the new features are what Wordpress users have been asking for a while now. Like a static home page and a search engine blocker for private blogs.  But this new update won’t be all roses new requirements will have users updating their many of their servers’ scripts. PHP for example will have to be version 4.2 or newer. And MySQL will have to be version 4.0 or newer. That’s pretty much it but many users know how hard it is to update their server’s PHP and MySQL.

What can we expect from Wordpress Version 2.1? Well for one better security and more Web 2.0 support. This will make your visitors real happy as less errors and faster loading times will make browsing any Wordpress blog like magic.  Finally Links can be categorized and managed better. My eyes were getting sore from the long lists I see on some blogs like Search Engine Land. The best new development to me however is a faster dashboard. the frustrating problems I run into every time I try to even edit or post a post is overwhelming.

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