New Version – WordPress 2.0.5

October marks a new version of WordPress – 2.0.5. According to the website, the major changes are minor bug fixes around feeds, custom fields, and internationalization.

Of course, I always like to do a line by line comparison, and it confirms what they’ve mentioned, with few major changes, and just a small smattering of improved security (most noticeable – the plugin for database backup).

Their site includes details of upgrading, and as always, if you’re using the AutoPost, Top10Tricks, or ActiveBlogging plugins, you can get AutoPost upgrades for the edit.php and post.php files at the Top 10 Tricks site.

Is it worth the upgrade? Well, security is not an issue for this update, so I don’t feel it’s a high priority to migrate, unless the changes affect you (for example, if you create non-English blogs).

On the other hand, going through the code I saw many minor changes; as a programmer, I get nervous when I see lots of code modifications (many changes=many chances to break). In cases like this, I’m willing to let others test it out, and I’ll wait awhile before upgrading my various blogs (although I’ll use it for new setups).

However, I did see an Internet ‘Guru’ with a 2.0.5 blog already, so my competitive nature means I may have to upgrade shortly – whether I need to or not…

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