WordPress Version 2.1
Version 2.1 of Wordpress is out. Some of the new features that artists might like include being able to set any “page” as the frontpage of the site while having your latest posts elsewhere. This allows Wordpress to be able to function more like a CMS system. Also the upload manager is reworked to manage all photos, video, and audio. Check out the full list of features for “Ella”.
I am dissappointed they haven’t included built-in thumbnail resizing so thumbnails could be inserted at any size. This functionality can still be included using the nice Image Manager 2.0 plugin. I am confident this feature will become built-in with future versions of Wordpress and maybe even the next version on April 23rd as it is currently ranked 3rd on the Wordpress Ideas board under “Most Popular Ideas”. If you would like to see this feature, go ahead and vote for it on the Ideas board. I’m sure more artists would move to Wordpress from Blogger when this feature is included.