WordPress 2.0 Released

The widely used and increasingly popular blogging software, WordPress, reached it's second major release a few days ago. In a news item dated 31st December 2005, Matt from WordPress.org wrote:

The WordPress community is very proud to present the next generation of
WordPress to the world, our 2.0 "Duke" release, named in honor of jazz
pianist and composer Duke Ellington.
We've been working long and hard to bring you this release, and I hope
you enjoy using it as much as we'e enjoyed working on it. In this
release we've focused a tremendous amount on what we believe to be the
core of blogging — the writing interface. Before you upgrade from an
earlier version, remember that this is a major release and thousands of
lines of code have changed. Before upgrading it's always good, just in case,
to make a backup of your database and WordPress files. It only takes a
few minutes and gives you a total safety net if for whatever reason
things don't work. It is also probably a good idea to turn off your
plugins, and activate them one-by-one after you've upgraded. Without
further ado, you can download WordPress 2 right now. Read on for more information about what we think you'll love about Duke.