According to WordPress Codex website, the first release candidate for WordPress 2.2 is now available. Some of the new features are as follow:

• * Improved comment editing
• * Widgets (no longer a plugin but available under Presentation tab)
o Widget capability added to Default and Classic themes
o Archives and categories widgets have option to display in pulldown box
• * Deactivate Plugins automatically (activate automatically not in yet)
• * New Blogger Import
• * Fewer clicks and better user experience for upgrades
• * Improved login accessibility
• * Improved UI when deleting Drafts
• * Improved clarity regarding “Spam it:” and “Delete it:” in comment notification e-mails

In this major release, there are much more powerful features than you might see here. A lot of improvement has been made towards this version over WordPress 2.1. Whilst this may attract a lot of attention, but it is vital to note that it is still a release candidate. Hence, bugs may still be present.

Download Link
WordPress 2.2 RC 1

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