WordPress 2.0.6 Content Summary - Release in days, WordPress 2.1 due Jan 2007
Mark Jaquith, who I will probably forever call Mark Jarquith in my mind because that’s how I first read his name, has announced the Release Candidate version of 2.0.6 on the WP-Testers list. I’ve detailed the contents 2.0.6 in this post. Chances are this release will be come before Christmas. So get your blogs ready for the update. Make sure your files and databases are backed up and you are ready to go… And be sure you are sporting your limited edition WordPress shirt as you do it! (Order now! Operators are standing by!)
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THEN you need to get ready for the 2.1 release… and it’s a biggy. That will have to wait until after the holidays. If I had to wager, I would say it will be out in early January. When 2.0 was released at Christmas time last year, everyone had to scramble to get their translations and converted and since they had time off from work, the spent the holidays tweaking their sites. And that’s not nearly as much fun as doing it on company time! (JOKING!) So, I’ll include more on that later.
You can download the 2.0.6 RC if you want to take an early look at the release:
http://wordpress.org/beta/wordpress-2.0.6-RC1.zip
However, you should know that RC1 will NOT be the same as the final 2.0.6 release. There is a security fix that has been completely under wraps till now. It has only been reported to Security@wordpress.org and has not been reported by the security sites. Because of this, the security fix has not been added to the public betas. It is running on several private sites. Automattic did not want to give the bad boys of the web to attack sites that haven’t upgraded.
All-in-All, 2.0.6 is largely a stability release. The WordPress 2.0 series is now officially on its way to becoming part of the Debian Stable product and as a result, and as discussed in October, patches will continue to be released in 2.0 series for the next 3-5 years.
In this version, the fixes include (priority from highest to lowest):
Here are some finer details:
