WordPress 2.7 Dashboard Changes
There are some big changes coming in WordPress version 2.7. One of the biggest changes I noticed so far, is the look and arrangement of the dashboard. There is also the inclusion of few new features like automatic upgrades and the QuickPress feature on the main WordPress dashboard screen.
As I said above the big “Wow” I got after upgrading a test blog was the main dashboard view and arrangement. The first thing I thought was “I definitely will need to change most of my step-by-step guides now”. The main dashboard is arranged with the menus on a left sidebar instead of across the top and has eight available modules in the main area. The main eight modules can be arranged to your liking with simple drag-and-drop and you can use the Screen Options drop-down menu to choose what modules you want displayed.
On the left sidebar there are two modules containing the usual main menus, clicking a main menu item will expand to show the available sub-menu items under it. The first is for managing posts, media, links , pages and comments. All other menus are in another lower module. The top sidebar module menu items are listed in this order:
- Posts
- Media
- Links (Blogroll)
- Pages
- Comments
And the lower module contains these items:
- Appearance
- Plugins
- Users
- Tools (New)
- Settings
As you can see the WordPress dashboard changes, at least the look, is significant. Newbies may be a bit confused navigating it if reading some older WordPress guides (Mine included). But experienced WordPress bloggers should have no problem finding their way around the new dashboard.
I haven’t given the WordPress version 2.7 Beta3 much of test yet and planned to do so before writing anything about it. But with the major dashboard change I figured I could get a quick post out before doing much testing.
For more on the notable changes and a link to download WordPress 2.7 Beta 3, check out this post on WordPress Hacks: WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 Released
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Being a newcomer to blogging, that does look like it will take a bit of getting used to!
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Good amendments done for arranging the deshborad in a new look. Looks good.
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automatic upgrade option would be great if its optional. i mean one can opt out if he wishes to continue with the old version. otherwise it may become annoying sometimes.
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Yes the automatic upgrade is optional, you will need to initiate the upgrade process if you want to. Then go through a series of steps backing up the blog, downloading the backups, putting it in maintenance mode, deactivating plugins, the upgrade and then reactivating plugins and putting the site back online.
It is a simple process that takes about as long as it took me to write this comment.
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Looks interesting, probably will take getting used to, but doesn’t everything!
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Very nice structure and nice plugins found in wp new dashboard.
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Looks good.
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That looks awesome. I must say I though the dashboard could use some work. An improved upgrade process will be very welcome. It isn’t that hard to do it manually but it is annoying to do so over and over again (I have several blogs plus many new releases…). Allowing me to drag the boxes I care about to where I want will be a very nice feature.
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i’m so excited for this new dashboard outlook!
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I use wp 2.5 in my itsoke dot com … but my free wordpress.com use wp 2.7 … i love 2.7 admin skin/dashboard … viva wordpress !
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For me it was a bit hard to get used to, but now I think that this new GUI of Wordpress is great! Sometimes I’m a bit apprehensive about change, but the Wordpress team has done a great job!
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I think 2.7 is the best version as the upgrades have really improved in the 2.0 days. I still have about 10 other blogs that I need to upgrade, just havent got the chance to yet, although I need to for security issues.
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