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Yes! Wordpress 2.6 has just been released and it’s now available to be downloaded by all bloggers who’re using WP as their CMS platforms. This version 2.6 “Tyner” release is a new update for the previous 2.5.1 release. Yeah, i’ve downloaded, installed, and upgraded it. I think you’ll be also interested in upgrading to this latest release: — its speed is now TURBOCHARGED with Google Gears — so It’ll really make your working process in admin area faster than before. It also contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web, plus there are dozens of incremental improvements to the features introduced in version 2.5.

Okay, What’s new in WordPress 2.6?
+ Post Revisions: Wiki-like tracking of edits

+ Press This!: Post from wherever you are on the web
+ Shift Gears: Turbo-speed your blogging

+ Theme Previews: See it before your audience does

+ And some of the smaller features and improvements in 2.6:
* Word count! Never guess how many words are in your post anymore.
* Image captions, so you can add sweet captions like Political Ticker does under your images.
* Bulk management of plugins.
* A completely revamped image control to allow for easier inserting, floating, and resizing. It’s now fully integrated with the WYSIWYG.
* Drag-and-drop reordering of Galleries.
* Plugin update notification bubble.
* Customizable default avatars.
* You can now upload media when in full-screen mode.
* Remote publishing via XML-RPC and APP is now secure (off) by default, but you can turn it on easily through the options screen.
* Full SSL support in the core, and the ability to force SSL for security.
* You can now have many thousands of pages or categories with no interface issues.
* Ability to move your wp-config file and wp-content directories to a custom location, for “clean” SVN checkouts.
* Select a range of checkboxes with “shift-click.”
* You can toggle between the Flash uploader and the classic one.
* A number of proactive security enhancements, including cookies and database interactions.
* Stronger better faster versions of TinyMCE, jQuery, and jQuery UI.
* Version 2.6 fixes approximately 194 bugs. More details here.

> You may also be interested in watching the brief video tour of WP 2.6.

>> Is it complicated to upgrade/update to Wordpress 2.6 “Tyner” ? no, it isn’t. It’s easy, Here step by step for you:

+ Step 0: Before You Get Started > BACKUP, Yes, BACKUP and BACKUP! You can use wordpress backup plugins, FTP, but i prefer a full backup from my CPANEL which includes SQL database and all files.

+ Step 1: Replace WordPress files > After downloading the new files, you’ll just replace or delete your old wp-includes and wp-admin directories then copy the new dirs /files.

*** WARNING : The wp-content folder requires special handling, as do the plugins and themes folders. You must copy over the contents of these folders, not the entire folder. Copying the entire folder overwrites all your customizations and added content.

Also take care to preserve the wp-config.php file in the root directory, as it contains your database sign-in information. Do note though that usually this will not be a problem since in a new installation the config file will be named wp-config-sample.php.

+ Step 2: Upgrade your installation
if your wordpress ‘example.com’ just type this in your browser :

http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php

then follow the instruction.. and DONE !

>> OR.. for more details just follow this guide from official website:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress

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