# Ryan Boren: WordPress 2.6 Beta 1 - Host: [ryan.boren.me](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/ryan.boren.me/) - Saved: June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24T06:04:09Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/473cddd3b9fe/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/473cddd3b9fe.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) The features we slated for 2.6 have been in the repository for awhile now, so were going to start our beta cycle in preparation for a mid-July release. Get Beta 1 here. 2.6 isnt a big release like 2.5 was, but it has a few new features for you. Post Revisioning A Press This bookmarklet for tumblelog style quick posting Caching of static files with Gears for faster Admin page loads A new and improved image editing dialog that offers lots of control over the images in your posts Theme previewing as seen on WordPress.com Built-in word counting in the post editor The ability to disable remote publishing for the security conscious XML-RPC API for changing blog options Better SSL support for the Admin Hierarchy-aware paging in the Manage Pages and Manage Categories admin pages. The ability to relocate your content directory The ability to move wp-config.php out of your web root Drag-and-drop sortable galleries Customizable default avatars Bulk delete, activate, and deactivate for plugins Check box range selection with shift-click TinyMCE 3.1.0.1 with lots of bug fixes jQuery 1.2.6 with some nice performance improvements jQuery UI 1.5 Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements Enjoy, and thanks for testing. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Saved the same week - [Dyson Plans Solar Powered Car](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/92455c2e0787/) (gas2.org, June 24, 2008) - [Vimeo: Hey, People Are Watching Our Videos](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/c4da83123558/) (businessinsider.com, June 24, 2008) - [Amazon's Bezos Invests in Twitter](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/518b9ba686ab/) (readwrite.com, June 24, 2008) - [Google Maps Easter Egg](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/1917d0f4d73d/) (maps.google.com, June 25, 2008) - [Vanity Spreads to Top-Level Domain Names](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/703b1c3be717/) (db.tidbits.com, June 26, 2008) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ryan.boren.me/2008/06/23/wordpress-26-beta-1/