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Sunday, January 24, 2010

WordPress 2.9 RC released: Now with in-line image editing

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Popular blogging platform WordPress moved closer to version 2.9 this week with the launch of a new release candidate. WordPress 2.9 will include a number of new features including the ability to perform some basic edits to uploaded images from within the blogging client. That includes the ability to crop, rotate, and scale images.

Other updates include:
  1. New Trash bin allows you to retrieve deleted posts up to a certain period of time
  2. Batch plugin updating
  3. Community-based plugin compatibility checking
  4. Ability to post image thumbnails
  5. Exclude or include images from a gallery
One thing that's a little frustrating is that you can only edit images by clicking the edit button when you upload a picture, by visiting the media section, or the gallery listing in the Edit Post menu. You can click on a picture in the post editor to adjust the size, caption, or hyperlink. But you can't edit the image from this menu.

There are also a bunch of minor updates. For example, when you save a draft, WordPress will now say "draft updated" instead of "post updated," and when you start a blog, the default first post will say "Welcome" instead of the usual "Hello World."

Unless some major bugs are discovered, WordPress 2.9 final will be ready by the end of the week.

Update: Wordpress 2.9 final is now available.

WordPress 2.9 RC released: Now with in-line image editing originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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