Well, we were expecting Wordpress 2.6 anyday after Monday and today it has been officially released. This new version brings in a ton of new features and security updates. One of the new features is going to be Posts Revision, which will save a history of edits made to each post. So if you accidentally erase a paragraph from your post while editing, no worries, you can easily revert back to the older version! It will also be able to store a history of who changed what and when, just like on wikipedia articles! I think this will be a fantastic addition as it will certainly be needed by many bloggers at one time or another.

Wordpress 2.6 will also have support for Google Gears. Below is a list of new features in this release:

• Impoved support for SSL access to the admin screens.
• You can now preview your site when you are changing themes. This lets you see how your site will look before committing to the change, just like on wordpress.com
• Avatar options increased. The Gravatar service now supports displaying MonsterID, Wavatar, or Identicon icons in place of the default icon for those who don’t have a personalized Gravatar. These options are selectable under Settings/Discussion.
• The old bookmarklet is back in WP 2.6
• Caching of Admin Dashboard files with Google Gears
• Theme previewing like in WordPress.com
• Built-in post word counter
• Ability to relocate your content directory
• Drag-and-drop galleries
• Bulk delete, activate, and deactivate for plugins

The video below quickly shows you the important new features that have been added to wordpress 2.6.

So, there you have it. Lots of nice new features added with this release. So upgrade now!
Go to the wordpress download page to download wordpress 2.6.

And just to clarify my recent absence from the blog, its because I am working on making a new theme for this blog. I edited this one but I just don’t like the look of it and since I have never made a wordpress theme before, I have a lot to learn but I am almost done. Maybe 3 or 4 more days. You guys will love the change!