WordPress 2.5 #
Been running WordPress 2.5 for the last few days. I have to say, after getting over the initial learning curve of any new interface (however slight), I'm rather impressed.
The post writing is a lot simpler and easier to use. I like the AJAX touches (e.g. when creating a permalink from a title) and the entire thing has stepped up a notch in perceived quality.
Downsides (after very little testing):
- It all seems a little slower.... but maybe that's just my server at the moment. Time will tell.
- The post editing box is still partially 'below the fold' on Firefox, maximised with an 800 pixel-high screen. Too much "stuff" above the edit box, which means I have to scroll to write every new post.
- I want to preserve a comment that I removed from the site (ie. don't want it public; I want it private). Not entirely sure how to do this yet - it thinks the comment requires "approval"
Um, I think that's about it. I'd definitely recommend upgrading.
Akismet spam filtering #
Oops - Akismet, Matt & Co's spam filtering system has a 100% false positive rate at the moment. That is, a legitimate trackback has been marked as spam. Okay, so it's a sample rate of one so far, and I know it can do a lot better than that :) but it's a good reminder to check the Akismet queue regularly.
Speaking of trackbacks, I can't stand the way they're being integrated with comments. Nothing destroys my concentration more when reading comment discussions than the irritating snippets of text from trackbacks - you only get a brief chunk of commentary, and need to go off to a third party site to read the correspondence. As soon as I find time/a plugin they're going in a separate list.
Wordpress 2.0 #
I may try switching to WordPress 2.0 some time later this week - expect wonkiness. I've already written most of the import script, so the transition should be fairly painless, but the new design (I'm not bothering right away to template) will be a bit of a shock.
Update - if you can read this the upgrade worked and the DNS switched has gone through. Excellent, now I just need to categorise everything.