I just love big updates, especially one that’s been under wraps for quite some time. WordPress just released their latest final version of “3.3″ which they call “Sonny”. Sonny Stitt was one of the big jazz saxophonists who this software is named after, as always WordPress keeps it creative. The new update changes the entire admin panel and makes it more sleek and user-friendly. Read on for the details.
Admin Panel Awesomeness
This time around, the admin panel is super-responsive and has been made smaller to fit in smaller screens. The amazing quick response time enables faster blogging and lesser hassles.
Handle Your Media, Faster
The new media bar is just one upload button rather than being divided into types like they used to. This one media uploader also has drag and drop features. The new media uploader now makes it easier to upload different types of files at once, it recognizes file formats on its own without the user having to input anything. The new upload bar is also more sleek and next-gen, which is what I like to see in my updates personally. The drag-and-drop enabled media bar is powered by Plupload.
Sync Up With Your Team Mates
Do you remember when you used to edit a certain post and another one of your site’s member was working on it, a very creepy message used to show warning you of making any changes to it. Well this time, Co-Editing has been introduced. When you’re bringing about any changes to any post which is being worked on by two or more editors, the warning message will only show when the post is being edited by the other party online and not just saved as a draft like it used to.
Should I Update?
Of course, if you’re one of those people who think staying with an outdated version is better, think again. This version adds a plethora of helpful features which are going to set the boundaries for the future versions of the program. Be sure to update at the earliest, but make sure you backup your database and files before moving on with this upgrade as it is one of the major ones.
Read more about the new version and download from here.
Read my article on WordPress Optimization while you’re at it.
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