Just to inform a very interesting news regarding the most updated version – WordPress 2.9 Candidate 1 which has just been released for public use. This is a good step to get final release before New Year holiday. I have just upgraded to this candidate and still exploring it.
Congrats to all WordPress Fans! Here is the full announcement about this candidate:
We’re at that exciting point in WordPress development where the dev team feels like version 2.9 is complete and ready for the world.
If you’ve been waiting for your moment to pitch in, it’s now. First we need tech savvy testers to upgrade their blogs and kick the tires, make sure everything is rolling like you expect it to. Here’s a list of all the fun and geeky new stuff in 2.9 to try out. Second, and more importantly, we need everyone to test out their plugin compatibility.
If you’re a user of plugins, there’s a groovy new compatibility feature on the plugin directory where you can vote on whether a plugin is compatible with a version or not and it’ll get registered in the new plugin compatibility checker. This is as a replacement to the old wiki-based lists we’d do before. To see it in action check out this Akismet plugin page, as you can see 14 people have already registered that it’s compatible with 2.9.
If you’re a plugin author, of course you should update your “Tested up to:” in the
readme.txtfor your plugin.If all goes according to plan, WordPress 2.9 will be out before the end of the week. You can download the release candidate here.
For more details on the changes since Beta please review the revision log on Trac, and happy testing!
Hope to see the final release before X-mas or at least at the time of New Year event.
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Thanks for mentioning the update, never saw the update until now. I might update my WP, but might also wait until the official release. I think many users will wait for the release.
George Serradinho´s last blog ..Tips For Creating First Post With Wordpress Thesis Theme
Me too, the official release will be the most secure and stable version but I can not wait until then
WoW.. I am also waiting eagerly to update my Blog once it is released. Seems they are coming up with many more new features.
Wordpress rocks.. :)
Free Vector Graphics´s last blog ..Magasin Seis WordPress Theme
Yes, many bloggers are eager to get it and hope it will be out soon preferably on Xmas or New Year
Good news then. I’ll wait for final release. BTW, thanks for the info Tinh
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You are welcome buddy!
Yeah, I also hope that the official wordpress September 2 before x-mas, we will together have to wait see what’s new in Version 2.9 ? , I think its great
Blog tin hoc´s last blog ..Giáng sinh an lành nhé mọi người 
Many features but I like image editors and trash features the most. Hope to see it out before New Year event!
Can’t wait for it to come out. Looking forward to the new features.
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WP rocks with many updates so far, that is why I love it rather than any other blogging platform
I will update my wordpress soon.
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I am waiting for the final 2.9 release as there are many cool features coming into wordpress. :) BTW: Please update your twitter username in TweetMeMe plugin :)
Sahil Kotak´s last blog ..Why A Blogger Should Use Twitter?
I just updated my tweetmeme and hope it works again, do not know why this happen to me, thanks for reminding me on this
The feature list is awesome but I don’t have the time for test. Hope you test it and tell us more about it. It’s better for me to wait for the final release.
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Well, the admin layout does not show up any typical changes but I love the image and trash feature the most, I am still exploring other addons.
I’ll wait, thanks. “Candidate” is not much better then “beta”.
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To me, Candidate is better than Beta as Candidate is improved version that fixed bugs and holes from Beta testers
True. I did say “not much” though and I stick to it. lol
Dennis Edell´s last blog ..Pick My New Domain Names With A chance To Win $10!
Well, what did you say now when the 2.9 is officially out?
Yea, I may wait a week or two to see if 2.9.1 shows up. lol
Dennis Edell´s last blog ..The $10 Winner And More Good News…..
Finally, a real release target for 2.9! It’s going to be a big improvement, even though WP is amazing already.
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Yes, I also heard that it can be out very soon even before Xmas
I will wait for the final release they said they will be releasing that this week end.. For complete features of wordpress 2.9 check out my post on the new features… http://www.techcats.net/what%e2%80%99s-new-in-wordpress-2-9-complete-upcoming-features-list.html
Rajesh Kanuri @ TechCats´s last blog ..Download Wordpress 2.9 Release Candidate 1
Thanks for sharing the full list of features
off topic:: LoL.. ur energy saving Mood seems interesting! What does it really do? or is it just for decoration?
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That is in response to global warming and energy saving mode is the best way for blogger to promote this. I set 60s to turn this feature on to save power and resource
wow nice idea, but mine is not switching off
Free Vector Graphics´s last blog ..Christmas RSS Icons 
Thanks for the information, I am just eagerly waiting for the release of the final version.
It is officially released now. Check your blog. Bravo!
Cool, just when I said it released, I feel I am lucky isnt it.
Shiva@Web Magazine´s last blog ..Grungy Board Free Wordpress Theme 
Yes, you are buddy
I had some problems with initial install of 2.9 – it wasn’t releasing my scheduled posts. Lesson learned…make sure to check potential issues before installing on future updates.
However, Dave with Website Weekend, was kind enough to send me a link on Twitter for the 2.9.1 beta pack, which – once installed – released my scheduled post and I appear to be running “normally” again!
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Yes, that is WP developer team problems as they released an unstable version to meet deadline. Fortunately, the 2.9.1 was out sooner to fix those bugs