WordPress 2.7 Beta 2

WordPress 2.7 Beta 2 is ready.  Here is a quick rundown of changes since beta 1.

1. The Upload button didn’t always show. Fixed.

2. JS on the Dashboard broke for blogs with no comments, causing several UI elements to “freeze”. Fixed.

3. Recent Drafts Dashboard module didn’t show correct times. Fixed.

4. Various Autosave fixes.

5. Redirect after deleting a page from the editor went back to the deleted page. Fixed.

6. Fixed loading of translations for default TinyMCE plugins.

7. Added avatars to the edit users list.

8. Added some missing translations.

9. Fixed some validation errors.

10. Fixed some PHP warnings and notices.

11. Handle inconsistent file permissions during auto upgrade

12. Change Publish box layout to better accommodate internationalized text

13. Fix quick editing of the last page in the Edit Pages list

14. Fix Screen Options for IE

15. Fixes for choose tag from tag cloud

16. Rewrite rules fixes for certain hosts

17. Don’t check for updates on every page load

18. Easier post box dropping

19. Preview fixes

20. RTL fixes

21. Fixed broken wp-mail

22. Plugin update and install fixes

23. First draft of contextual help tab

If you have already installed beta 1, you can update to beta 2 via the Tools -> Update menu.  Beta 1 does have a bug in the automatic upgrade that breaks certain setups, so be prepared to download and install Beta 2 manually if you experience problems.

Get 2.7 Beta 2.

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