WordPress 2.2 “Getz” Released

The latest version of WordPress, 2.2 dubbed “Getz,” was released today. Despite just upgrading to 2.1.3 a few days ago, I felt compelled to upgrade immediately and live on the bleeding edge of WordPress blogging technology. Some notable additions/changes that you’ll find in 2.2 are as follows:

• Widgets – while available before as a plugin widgets are now built into the core code of WordPress
• Infinite Comment Stream – hate being able to see only 20 comments on your manage screen? hate no longer
• Plugin protection – activating or editing a plugin will no longer break your blog
• WYSIWYG support for Safari announced in a future version
• Speed optimizations to increase gas mileage

So while nothing revolutionary, there are some nice tune-ups to be had and I definitely recommend upgrading should you have the opportunity. Please make sure to backup before doing so, as there was a crucial step during the upgrade where WordPress needed to change part of my database, so better to be safe than sorry should something go wrong.

And for those just dying to know, “Getz” is named after tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, known as one of the all-time greatest in his field.