WordPress 2.9 released, download it here

As expected, your, mine and every one’s favorite blogging platform WordPress has just unleashed WordPress 2.9. WordPress 2.9 is simply sensational for many reasons. One of the reason that I have already started loving it is due to the fact that it brings media –handling features such as a built-in image editor. Although it remains to be seen how efficient and useful it actually is, but even then a nice initiative taken from the popular blogging platform. (Features discussed below)

WordPress 2.9 features

The just rolled out version 2.9 for WordPress brings a lot of features. The more cool ones include:

Global undo/”trash” feature – If you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back from the grave (i.e., the Trash). This also eliminates those annoying “are you sure” messages we used to have on every delete.

Built-in image editor – Allows you to crop, edit, rotate, flip, and scale your images to show them who’s boss. This is the first wave of our many planned media-handling improvements.

Batch plugin update and compatibility checking – You can update 10 plugins at once, versus having to do multiple clicks for each one, and we’re using the new compatibility data from the plugins directory to give you a better idea of whether your plugins are compatible with new releases of WordPress. This should take the fear and hassle out of upgrading.

Easier video embeds – Allows you to just paste a URL on its own line and have it magically turn it into the proper embed code, with Oembed support for YouTube, Daily Motion, Blip.tv, Flickr, Hulu, Viddler, Qik, Revision3, Scribd, Google Video, Photobucket, PollDaddy, and WordPress.tv (and more in the next release).

Improved Press This bookmarklet – The Press This bookmarklet has been improved and is faster than ever; give it a try for on-the-fly blogging from wherever you are on the internet.

Automatic Database optimization support – Enable in your wp-config.php file by adding define('WP_ALLOW_REPAIR', true);

Besides these cool and interesting features, it also brings fixes for various bugs.

You can upgrade easily from your Dashboard by going to Tools > Upgrade, or you can download from WordPress.org.

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