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Breaking News: The Latest Stable Release of WordPress Version 2.9 “Carmen” is Available

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Good news everybody, WordPress version 2.9 “Carmen” is ready, I sow the upgrade is available on WordPress.org, and I also did an upgrade for one of my blogs when I notice the upgrade notification on the top of my blog dashboard, but maybe so many of you didn’t get this notification yet, maybe it will show soon on your admin page,  Anyways I am there to tell you about it, so.. Check the WordPress official website if you would like to upgrade now.

I have done the upgrade successfully to My Golf MK2 blog, and almost all the plugins work fine with the new version. But only if you are using simple tags plug-in then probably you will have this message on the top of your blog dashboard “Simple Tags can’t work with this WordPress version!”, but rather than that everything works great, and actually I am running a quite good number of plugins.

I am sure that all of us are waiting for WordPress 3.0 to come to the light, but why not upgrade to 2.9 if it’s easy and fast using the one click upgrade option?!  (Just remember to backup your database and code like usual before upgrading!)

Wordpress 2.9 is out!
Wordpress 2.9 is out!

Matt says: 2.9 has been an exciting development cycle, and I must say it has whetted our appetite for 3.0, which is coming next (probably this spring) and will include at the very least the merge of MU with the WordPress core, and a new default theme. We can’t wait to start working on it. But first, some Carmen McRae tunes and a beer.

I believe that WordPress 3.0 is going to be awesome; I wish you all happy blogging.

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  1. John says:
    Great News! Wordpress blogs have been subject to hack attacks recently. Glad to see some security measures are upgraded. I now also use secure wordpress plugin just in case.
  2. Gordon says:
    Like I commented on another blog with the same topic subject - the image editing feature is the most impressive thing for me because it means that you can publish a new post from ANY computer. Not just your home PC or your laptop where you have image editing software where you can prepare your images before you upload them. The only thing it needs it the ability to have some kind of pencil tool where you can circle stuff and draw stuff on the images for tutorial posts where you want to highlight something or stuff like that. Maybe it does have that feature, I haven't checked yet. Anyway, I'm glad they are actively developing Wordpress unlike some other good CMS'.
  3. Jay Zuck says:
    Just updated without issue. I am looking forward to trying out the new image editing functionality and the global undo might come in handy if I lose my mind or something. .-= Jay Zuck´s last blog ..JZSOTD Belated One Year Anniversary, Art School Graduation Retrospective, and Giveaway =-.
  4. Deepika says:
    @Hesam Excited with carmen... Which feature you like most in "carmen"... Just share with us here .-= Deepika´s last blog ..7-Sureshot Methods To Increase Your Blog Readership =-.
  5. lawmacs says:
    Good news as i planning a new blog sometime in the new year and will be heading over to wordpress thanks for the early bird release .-= lawmacs ´s last blog ..3 Basic Search Engine Optimization Tips =-.
    • Hesham says:
      This would be great Lawmacs, we are here to help if you need anything.
  6. DiTesco says:
    Thanks for the heads up Hesham. Haven't seen this update yet and will definitely do it once I get the chance. I normally get a little worried about updates because of compatibility issues, but if all your plugs work, guess I can take that risk, right? lol .-= DiTesco´s last blog ..Simple Method To Selling Direct Ads Or Services =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Actually the plugins works, but only the simple tags plugin stop working with this version! Anyways, there must be some differences between plugins i am using and the ones you are using, so be careful ;)
  7. Deepika says:
    Thanks Hesham Zebida... After seeing your article only i came to know that "Carmen is ready" And i downloaded it through your link.. Definitely i will try it in my blogs.... .-= Deepika´s last blog ..How To Comment On Other Blogs =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Remember to backup your database and files before upgrading just in case something wrong happen, have a good time!