WordPress 2.7.1 is out
The developers behind the popular open source blogging software WordPress have released a new update.
WordPress 2.7.1 is now available for downloading.
It is essentially a maintenance release and comes with mostly bug fixes.
Users on WordPress 2.7 can use the new built-in update feature to upgrade their installations.
Users can also download [...]

WordPress 2.7 Release Candidate Two released
WordPress developers have now released the second release candidate edition of WordPress 2.7.
Matt said in a blog post on this edition:
It’s not quite that time yet, but we’re as close as we’ve ever been, hence the immediate availability of 2.7 Release Candidate 2, or RC2 for short.
This is going [...]

WordPress.com gets WordPress 2.7 features
Automattic has now implemented the WP 2.7 edition on their WordPress.com blogging portal.
The final version of WP 2.7 is not yet released though users can get their hands on a near release RC edition.
This hints at the possibility of near future release of version 2.7 for the self hosted [...]

WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 now out
The developers behind the popular blogging platform WordPress have released the latest beta.
WordPress 2.7 is in beta 3 now.
This latest update comes with numerous bug fixes and style improvements.
List of major changes:
Numerous style improvements and refinements.
All admin notices now go under the page title.
PHP Notice fixes.
Dashboard widget options now [...]

Using keyboard shortcuts in WordPress 2.7!
One of the key new features of WordPress 2.7 (currently in Beta) is the addition of keyboard shortcuts.
This makes working with comments as easy as it is with Gmail (when used with keyboard shortcuts).
They have worked hard and made it pretty easy to play around in the comment moderation field.
Users [...]

WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 released. Final version delayed.
The developers behind the popular blogging platform WordPress have released the first beta of their much awaited release WordPress 2.7.
It features a brand new backend which aims to make it easier for the user to manage his blog. A lot of AJAX elements are added to make it [...]

WordPress.com testing replying to comments by email
WordPress.com is currently beta testing a new feature which could soon become a possibility for WP blogs hosted on independent servers.
This new feature would enable the bloggers to reply to comments by email rather than posting a comment manually on the blog itself.
They are also working on implementing threaded [...]

WordPress 2.6.3 released
The developers behind the WordPress blogging platform are working hard on the next major release WordPress 2.7 which would come loaded with several major new features.
Meanwhile, they have release an update for the current version.
WordPress is in version 2.6.3 now and the latest update comes with a security fix.
The fix is [...]

Automattic acquires IntenseDebate
Automattic is the company behind the popular blogging platform WordPress.
They have now acquired IntenseDebate which develops commenting system for blogs and other web platforms.
This acquisition would enable the developers of WordPress to further improve the commenting system on the WordPress blogs.
WordPress 2.7 is under development and it would come loaded with some of [...]