Wordpress 2.0

I updated the blog to Wordpress 2.0 today. I have to say that while I like the list of improvments, the upgrade process was missing an important step: put a temporary index.php file in place during the upgrade with a “Back in 5 minutes” message.

Following the Upgrade Instructions you need to delete your old Worpress files… which leaves you with a broken website for 5 minutes or so while you upload the new files and run the update script. I guess 5 minutes isn’t that bad, but it didn’t feel like a very smooth upgrade.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I really do like the new admin interface—it’s a big improvement over the last version, with all sorts of AJAX goodness. The more I work with it, the more I’m liking it. Definitely worth the upgrade—just remember your back in 5 minutes sign.