Wordpress 2.7 Wish Lists

Posted on September 13, 2008

Although Wordress version 2.6.2 has just been released a few days ago, Ryan Roben, one of Wordperss developers team opens up a little secret that Wordpress 2.7 is on the pipeline. The WP 2.7 promises a whole lot new features including “reply to comments from the admin, threaded comments and new wp_list_comments() API, automatic plugin install and integrated plugin browser, automatic upgrade of WordPress” and many more.

Unfortunately, I don’t see some changes from wp 2.5 & 2.6 which I expect. Things which I feel a bit distracting. So, I’d like to make this post as a wish list to the wordpress developers team. Here’s my simple wish list I hope I could see in the next wp 2.7:

I wish the return of “old-days” two sidebars admin that sitting together (see pic. 1). One of the disturbing feature of wp 2.5+ and 2.6+ is you cannot see two sidebars (if you use two sidebar theme) at the same time (see pic 2). Consequently, you cannot drag one widget in Sidebar 1 into Sidebar 2 smoothly. Instead, you need to click “remove” a particular widget in Sidebar 1, and try to find the removed widget in Sidebar 2 (after clicking “show Sidebar 2″). Very unnecessarily complicated. And such a waste of time.
The content of text-widget in WP 2.5 & 2.6 is uncopyable in IE browser. You cannot copy a text within text-widget nor can you delete it by select-all command. I wish the return of copyable and deleteable-by-select-all command text-widget content in wordpress 2.7 for IE browser.

Are you using wordpress 2.5 or above? And what’s your wish list for the upcoming wordpress 2.7?

[Update 17/09/08] Jane Walls, another Wordrpess development team, offers you to participate in survey as to how Wordpress navigation in wp 2.7 should look like.

Pic 1. Sidebar wp 3 and below.

Pic. 2. Sidebar Wp 2.5 and above

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Comment by Hendrawan

2008-09-13 13:38:52

You are best known as Blogger Indonesia who focus in Wordpress platform so you know more brother, but this is the weakness of W-P that I don’t ilke, We can’t see two side bars at a time…

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Comment by Request Lagu

2008-09-13 17:33:13

i still confused about about the wordpress platform and the facility.. i think blogger is the easiest one if somebody want to start make a blog.. i said so because i’d using blogger as my hosting..hehehe
keep up the good work.. the more people learn from you.. one step closer for blogger better future..

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Comment by artikel pendidikan indonesia

2008-09-13 22:10:06

yeah. wordpress is unique. but beginners commonly like blogger because it’s simple and we may hack the lay out.

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Comment by Silo

2008-09-13 22:14:16

Simple comment editor, drag and drop image to the post, image editor below post editor window (not by flash), more simple media and gallery management.

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