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I have been using the Bleeding Edge versions of 2.8 for a while now and the part I love most in WP 2.8 is the support for 4 columns on the WP Dashboard. At least now I can fit everything on my screen at once in four columns instead of the old 2 columns which was in versions 2.7.1 and under.
Four columns is so much better for my 30inch monitor!
The new layout for the widgets section is great also, no more clicking the dropdown and clicking “show” so we can access other widgetized sidebars. Having all widget areas listed in plain view is a god send.
i really like the new 2.8 version of wordpress, makes fun using it.
The biggest benefit I see is in the syntax highlighting. Other than that I think the features are nifty, yes. But nothing revolutionary.
I agree. It’s a very incremental change from 2.7.1. Line numbers for the plugin and theme editors is my favourite feature.
Also, I wonder if database tables will change.
Cheers,
Stu.
I have been loving 2.8 The syntax highlighter makes me wanna cry. Now I don’t have to hack WP anymore to add it. *luv* Now if only we could get WP to stop messing up code we manually put in our posts and pages.
To remove the auto formating in wp posts/pages, I put this into functions.php of my theme:
remove_filter(‘the_content’,’wpautop’);
or in a themplate:
It removes the auto adding of br’s, p’s etc. It works well for me when using html edditor (you’ll need to type precise html ever-since using the code above) and it’s safe, you can play with it, or research it in the wp forum.
The custom header option has been there for a while. I wrote up a tute on how to add the code to your theme here:
http://wpmututorials.com/how-t.....m-headers/
The notes for 2.8 just state they changed the wording of the menu generated.
I was about to say the same thing. I can’t even remember a time when it wasn’t a part of WordPress.
@Andrea_R @Justin Thanks for pointing that out, however the new feature in WordPress 2.8 allows users to upload and edit headers without having to manually do it, that is why I decided to include it as a new feature.
You can upload and edit headers without having to manually do it in previous versions. I’ve added this feature to a theme before created on WP 2.5.
If there’s something new added, I’d like to know though, but I’m just not seeing it here. All I’m seeing is a change in the wording from “Header Image and Color” to “Custom Header”, but I may be missing something.
Is there something more than what’s shown with the WordPress Default theme?
That’s all I’m seeing too.
Any idea when the final release is? Looks like it’s four days late so far (I know, “it’s done when it’s done”).
I don’t dare to try that new version because It may affects my plugin
What can I do?
Check this post:
http://wpengineer.com/wordpres.....ty-checker
And you can see if all your Plugins are compatible with 2.8
I’m already in love with version 2.7, so why did you create something as great as 2.8 seems to be? I absolutely love the changes to the Dashboard area, and I’m looking forward to all the other ‘goodies’. Thank you!
I have tested the 2.8 beta now for a while, however I might not be getting the point with the new syntax highlighter.
If I go and edit a plugin or theme, I’m still presented with the plaintext editor.
In Opera 10, it is disabled and no edits can be made at all.
In Chrome it shows up as plain text…
Am I missing something here, or do you need to enable the highlighting?
@Jan I was able to view the Syntax highlighter in Opera 9, Firefox 3, IE8 however I could not view it in Google Chrome and it is completely disabled in Opera 10 as you said. I have filed a bug with WordPress Trac (http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10027), I am sure they will take care of the issue before WordPress 2.8 is finally released.
I just checked out the plugin compatibility chart mentioned in the post you referenced and I found it to be inaccurate to the extreme when bouncing 3 popular plugins against the list (which was supposedly updated June 2, 2009). Here’s what the list says about:
WP Super Cache: Not compatible (WP max version=2.5)
All in One SEO Not compatible (WP max version=2.5)
Aksimet Not compatible (WP max version=2.5)
All 3 above plugins are fully compatible up to WP 2.7.1 (Max version not listed in WP plugins directory but it’s always compatible).
No digs meant here but I wouldn’t use this list to check plugin compatibility for 2.8.
Kirk, thanks for the feedback, I have updated the post to reflect this.
Sorry for the inconvinience
One thing just to note, if you click on info for where a plugin is not compatible, it tells you the reasons. For WP Cache, for example, the reasons are that wp_content is hard coded, which in itself isn’t an error, its just that it is possible in versions after 2.5 to define that, so if someone has done so, the plugin won’t work, but if they haven’t changed the route to wp_content, then it will.
I mean wp-content, sorry
Thanks for the walkthrough. It’s always good to know what to expect before making the actual leap of upgrading. I especially like the syntax highlighting. Note of interest: you may want to rewrite that first sentence.
Has someone done any performance & speed benchmarking with this version compared to 2.7.1 ?
fixing widgets is great, but what we really need is to have multiple language options available built in like how the qtranslate plugin does it. We also need wordpress to clean up the slow queries.
I am sooo tempted to try the Beta now.
just upgrade to 2.8 yesterday, but get a fatal error in all feed related function……
Fatal error: Call to undefined method SimplePie::set_feed_url() in /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/wp-includes/feed.php on line 550
Going to hold off until the release, but it looks great so far.
Waiting for the 2.8 version. However first i will do a test run of it whenever the stable version releases and after to my running sites.
Wow, this post has most the details nicely explained and with cool images. I am tempted to download the beta version now, but I will just have to bite my teeth and hold on a little bit longer.
Thanks for having such a detailed and informative post.
Syntax highlighting and line numbering. Yea.
The media manager got more clunky from 2.6 > 2.7 so I’m hoping that is smoothed out as well. Eh, it’s not that big of a deal.
And what about fixes for accessibility compliance?
The image loader erroneously substitutes TITLE for ALT, ignoring one of the basic guidelines of Web Content Acessibility Guidelines. TITLE is an OPTIONAL element. ALT is REQUIRED and should be the value the Image Loader populates.
It would be good if there was a quick and easy way to change the font size in the post editor. If there is one now I haven’t been able to find it. Settings – Writing seems like a good place to put it.
Being able to easily change the post font would be a great idea but like you I have not been able to find it if it is there.
I think I will wait on the beta version until it is released also.
Sounds like there are some good features being added like the faster loading admin area.
Thanks
Bo Tipton
The Ornery Marketer
Nice I like the Dashboard area and custom header option
I’ve never been an early adopter just because something is new. It’s also why I never immediately install any software that ends in “.0″
I’ve had an early look at 2.8, and am concerned that WP is only tweaking code for bells and whistles that I, for one, am not ga-ga about. I’m more interested in stuff like: Why not make a better menu system that will include categories AND pages, or include javascript or php in posts for system-administrator-approved people (like ONLY the administrator) without having to have widget crutches or buying some generic theme.
WordPress needs new engine parts – not more air in the tires.
look forward to it…
just updated 3 blogs to 2.8 and one of them is missing the syntax hightlighting feature as well as the line numbering
any ideas what to check?