A Roundup of Posts on WordPress 2.9

WordPress 2.9 will be released within the upcoming weeks, there is no doubt about there. Two beta have been released so far, and the round of bug fixes is quickly coming to a close.

While there are plenty of posts about WordPress 2.9, it may be hard to find them all, so a post like this might come handy if you are a developer or user and want to explore all the features.

Some of the posts go more in-depth with certain features, while others are more of the “roundup” variety.

Everything on WordPress 2.9

— 2.9 Features Vote Results – The main focus of WordPress 2.9 is showcased within the vote results, and that is on embedding and multimedia.

— Sidebar (Widget Area) Descriptions in WordPress 2.9 – WordPress 2.9 gives developers the ability to add descriptions for each widget area, ideal for users who have never used sidebar widgets or if there are a lot of them included/required.

— Everything You Need to Know About WordPress 2.9’s Post Image Feature – There are a lot of new features and abilities with the new post image/thumbnail feature included in WordPress 2.9.

— WordPress 2.9 Packs in Loads of Features, a Hands-on Review – This is a hands-on post about how the average WordPress user can take advantage of the new features.

— 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.9 – A look at features you need to know about before you begin to use the next version.

— Geeky Bits in WordPress 2.9 – Some useful information for designers/developers that will be included, like sidebar descriptions, category slug support, an upgraded TinyMCE, and more.

— WordPress 2.9 Comes with a Recycle Bin – A look at the code used to specify the “trash” feature within version 2.9.

— New Category Templates in WordPress 2.9 – A change to how categories can be utilized may mean microblogs will be easier to integrate.

Conclusion

Please leave your thoughts on the posts included here, and include any others you may have found.