WordPress 2.5: Another Giant Step Forward
Today I installed WordPress 2.5 for this blog and, while I did hit a couple roadblocks writing new content for the upcoming week, I have to say that this is yet another big step forward for blogging. More specifically, WordPress is now one of the most powerful technology tools that just about any mild Web savvy consumer could master in a second.
As much as everyone loves to talk about what a joke the concept of Web 2.0 is, it is the simplification of design and interface that Web 2.0 has inspired that is the driving force behind the development of platforms like WordPress 2.5.
When we show a new CMS to a client we try to explain to them how it is as simple to use as Microsoft Word but, to be perfectly honest, WordPress is now easier to use than Word. In fact, I would love to have a “view” option in Word that gave me basic WYSIWYG functionality, a visible auto-save and basic media management tools without cluttering my screen with hundreds of features I don’t use.
Plus, none of this came at the cost of the more advanced tools for the real geeks and old time bloggers. Sure, password protecting your posts and changing authors now requires a little scrolling but power users probably weren’t using the Web interface anyway.
Yes, there is a new version of one of the most important social media properties on the planet. It’s not loaded with more features, it just does want you want it to a lot more easily. Detractors be damned, Web 2.0 is making a lot of things better.
