To my surprise I saw that 2.9 is out! So the first thing I did was upgrade my sites. Unfortunately on main releases I have no other option then to really delete wp-admin, wp-includes and load it all up again. So it took me quite some time for 4 sites. I love some of the new features though, like the new image editor.
They’ve also made including videos easier. You only need to give a youtube url for instance a new line and it automatically includes the embed code.
Then there’s two other features I would have missed if I didn’t read the rest, namely:
- There is automatic database optimization support, which you can enable in your wp-config.php file by adding define(‘WP_ALLOW_REPAIR’, true);.
- Create custom galleries with the new include and exclude attributes that allow you to pull attachments from any post, not just the current one.
The first one is easy to miss, specifically because you always let the wp-config stand when you upgrade. I haven’t tried the second one yet concerning galleries, but I already had an issue with this site and trying to create a gallery on one page and then posting about it, using the same image so I’m happy.