OK, I know, I am a WordPress Dork, but really, this thing just keeps getting better and better!

I must admit, when I heard about 2.8, I didn’t expect much. After all, WordPress 2.7.1 did such a great job that I wasn’t missing much, other than the theme uploader. And, with Vladimir Prelovac’s Theme Test Drive plugin, I didn’t even miss that!

So what could WordPress 2.8 have that I’d need? Well watch the video and you’ll see.

If you haven’t watched the video yet, and you are still reading this, I’ll give you a hint of why to install 2.8: (Angela, this one is for you) You really won’t need to open up the FTP for editing php!

If you aren’t coding, that one won’t be too exciting, but then check out the Widgets section. In fact, here, just watch the video. And, if you are as big a dork as me, you’ll be going “No Way! How Cool!” through the whole thing.

Oh, and the nod to jazz is nice, too.

And, if you are as big a WordPress fan (if not a WordPress dork), you may want to check out Inc. Magazine’s “The Way I Work” feature on WordPress visionary Matt Mullenweg.

When it comes to WordPress 2.8, dubbed Baker – after the great Chet Baker – to this dork, it is like the first time I heard Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. I find myself torn between enjoying it quietly on my own and making everyone I can find listen to why it is so great.

If you aren’t familiar with why I love WordPress, check out some of the WordPress based sites I have created or contact me for a free 1-hr consultation of why you should be using it to maintain your own site and/or blog.

Also, feel free to share what you like (or maybe dislike) about WordPress 2.8, by commenting below…