Wordpress 2.8, codenamed Baker, see’s itself with some heafty improvements. Over 780 bugs have been fixed in this version. Which is a ton by any means. They added in one very cool feature. You can now download and browse the themes directory directly from your Wordpress install. Which makes Wordpress even more all inclusive. The only thing they are missing is a solid file editor and maybe a photo editor. If you had both of those you can kiss photoshop and dreamweaver good bye. Although having both items will make Wordpress clunky and useless, so don’t worry its not going to happen.

One thing I read through their site was the plans to fully combine Wordpress and Wordpress MU. The possibilities of those two together, if done correctly, can make the base for any simple social networks. I’m sure we’ll see the advent of millions of websites with social networking functionalities. We’ll have to wait and see until the next version.

I have yet to upgrade this installation(@ryanyockey.com) to 2.8. Not too sure I want any of the features in it. Although it is always a great idea to keep your software installs up to date.

Below is video by the Wordpress team on the new version.