Well, I finally did it, I changed the blog and I upgraded to the beta version 2.5 of Wordpress. So far, I really like the interface, it’s very different and took a while to get used to it, but I like it. One great addition (I think it’s been in a few previous versions) is widgets.

Especially the sidebar widgets, no more downloading plugins, figuring out where to add the code and trying to make it work in the theme. With widgets it’s simple, upload the plugin and drag the widget wherever you want it to show in the sidebar and you’re done. Very nice.

The change in interface also makes it simple to edit and change posts, manage comments, categories, tags, etc… Everything can be managed from one page, instead of bouncing around to each individual section like in the earlier versions of Wordpress.

Here’s a couple of screen shots of the admin interface.

Dashboard Area

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Widgets