Stable Wordpress 2.5 is now available

That’s right Wordpress users; Wordpress 2.5 is finally available after some delays and 2 ’Release Candidates‘. Go ahead and download it from the official Wordpress website, which has had a redesign to reflect this new release.

So what does Wordpress 2.5 add in terms of features and functionality? Let’s list them here:-

User Features

• Cleaner, faster, less cluttered dashboard
• Dashboard Widgets
• Multi-file upload with progress bar
• Bonus: EXIF extraction
• Search posts and pages
• Tag management
• Password strength meter
• Concurrent editing protection
• Few-click plugin upgrades
• Friendlier visual post editor
• Built-in galleries

Developer Features

• Salted passwords
• Secure cookies
• Easy taxonomy and URL creation
• Inline documentation
• Database optimization
• $wpdb->prepare()
• Media buttons
• Shortcode API

That’s one hell of an upgrade! If your wondering what these new features do, click here and read the full list. The upgrade procedure is pretty much the same as before according to the developer of Wordpress. But please note to check to see if your plugins are Wordpress 2.5 compatible because you might break your blog. Remember to back up your current installation before upgrading.

I haven’t upgraded yet and i won’t until i know all my plugins are compatible with 2.5.