Wordpress 2.2 Released "Getz"

Today, WordPress blogging platform developers have announced the release of a new version 2.2 codenamed "Getz". Added a number of new features, fixed over 200 bugs. The version is named after the famous saxophonist Stan Getz .

New opportunities:

• With WordPress Widgets, you can easily reorganize and customize areas (usually sidebars) in your blog. This feature, previously available as a plugin, has been significantly revised and included in the main code.
  Full support for Atom format 1.0. In addition to the XML-RPC interface, support for the Atom Publishing API has been added.
  Added import from Blogger, which supports its latest version, and allows you to easily import posts and comments. Just enter the password.
  Flow of comments. If you delete or mark as spam a comment, the next one automatically replaces it, so that there are always 20 comments left on the page.
  Protection from activating the plugin or editing a file that can break your blog.
  Improved performance of major plugins and filters.
  Implemented WYSIWYG support in the upcoming version of Safari.
  Dozens of improvements to the user interface and usability.
  
  Added many new features for developers:
  
  • A new set of WordPress-specific XML-RPC APIs that allow you to edit pages, add categories, and more.
    Many internal functions use jQuery, the transition to it continues.
    Comment feeds now support multiple formats, including Atom.
    Internal mail functions now use phpMailer, which leads to SMTP support, etc.
    In the configuration file, you can now specify the encoding and collation (how is it in Russian then?) Of the database.
    In the configuration file, you can now set the URL of your site and WordPress, thereby overlapping the values ​​in the database.
    Improved internal documentation in WordPress features.
    
    The message about the release of the new version of the WordPress site .
    Full list of changes in the new version .
    The previous version of WordPress 2.1 in four months downloaded 1.4 million people.
    A new version of WordPress 2.2 can be downloaded here .