Posted on June 11, 2009 - by ruby

Wordpress 2.8 available for download

Matt has announced the new release of wordpress 2.8 – Baker, with over 790 bugs fixed, and over 180 new features, changes, upgrades, and improvements.

The Major Improvements:

1. Wordpress style and scripting has changed which makes the new wordpress 2.8 is way faster to use.
2. Enabled browse the entire theme directory and install a theme with one click
3. CodePress editor gives syntax highlighting to the previously-plain editor. Also there is now contextual documentation for the functions in the file you’re editing linked right below the editor.
4. widgets interface redesigned, also with much cleaner and robust widget API
5. new Screen Options on every page

Ready to upgrade? grab the new wordpress 2.8 here