WordPress 3.2 is Coming Soon!
WordPress 3.2 is scheduled for the end of June. This new version promises many new features but also has changed some of the system requirements.
First the enhancements (from the WordPress Blog)!
- Performance improvements like you wouldn’t believe. What’s that mean? Things are faster!
- Distraction-free Writing. The visual editor’s full-screen composing experience has gotten a major overhaul, and is now available from HTML mode, too. More than ever, WordPress allows you to focus on what matters most — your content.
- Admin UI Refresh. The last major redesign of the WordPress admin was in 2008. This isn’t a major redesign, just a little facelift to keep us feeling young. WordPress turns 8 later this month, you know.
- New Default Theme. Introducing Twenty Eleven, based on the popular Duster theme. Rotating header images, post format support, and more.
- Browse Happy. WordPress is made to work with modern browsers. If you visit your Dashboard using an outdated web browser, we’ll let you know there’s a newer version available.
- Admin Bar. We’ve added more links to the admin bar to make it even more useful.
Now the new requirements (again from the WP Blog):
- WordPress has new minimum system requirements: PHP 5.2.4 and MySQL 5.0.
- Internet Explorer 6 will no longer be supported. (Yea!!!!!)
- The favorites menu has been removed. If you’ve written any plugins that use this menu, it’s time to switch over to an admin bar placement.
If Tekpals is hosting your site, all is good. We’re already meeting the new requirements. If your site is hosted elsewhere, please check with your web host to ensure that you meet the requirements. WordPress does not support old versions, so any security issues are fixed in the latest version only. It’s always best to stay current.
A special note about IE6 support… The WP team will no longer support IE6 for the admin panels. This means that if you still use IE6, the admin screens may no longer work correctly. Unless specifically requested, Tekpals hasn’t supported IE6 in over a year. With this release of WordPress, we can no longer ensure compatibility for IE6 on any client site. IE6 is rarely used anymore (it’s currently less then 4% of the world wide market) if you receive comments that your site is broken, first ask if the person is using IE6 and suggest that they upgrade. The upgrade is free. If you have a special situation that requires IE6 support please let us know and we’ll show you some options.
