Version 2.8 is Now Available!

Posted on: June 10, 2009 by Chris Coyier

Just minutes ago, WordPress Version 2.8 was released! As usual, there are a ton of new features, although much of it affects developers and back-end types more than it does designers or casual bloggers/users of the Admin area.

Here are the biggies in my opinion:

Admin area for Widgets greatly improved and a new developer API
More intuitive theme control in Admin (like an “Activate” button), and ability to install new themes directly through Admin.
Improved speed of Admin and better database performance.
Taxonomies! (more on this later)