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WordPress 2.2 released with widgets

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WordpressBig news for WordPress bloggers around the world – WordPress 2.2 has been released featuring widget support, enhanced Blogger integration and and over 200 bug fixes. Probably the most interesting development is widget support which will users to easily rearrange and customize areas of their blog (usually sidebars) with drag-and-drop simplicity. The developers have also made a more aggressive bid to attract Blogger users by making it much easier to import posts and comments from the software.

There are a few other really useful additions. WordPress has been optimised to speed up response time between your blog and host server which means navigating WordPress sites should feel quicker. I particularly like the fact that the developers have now made WordPress ‘idiot-proof’ – i.e. it won’t let you install extensions or plugins that could break your blog or stylesheet.

This new release signals that WordPress is attempting to make itself more user friendly in an attempt to attract those bloggers who’ve maybe spent some time using Blogger but now want to take the step-up. Many who have tried find the gap difficult to deal with but adding better Blogger integration and drag-and-drop style widgets may encourage them to have another go. It’s advisable for current users to upgrade anyway as many of the big fixes concerned security flaws that could leave your site vulnerable to attack and spamming.

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