Just updated through SVN again to latest development version availble, and there are two new changes to the dashboard inside WordPress’s admin panel. As stated in the screenshot above, you can see there are two container, one for inbox (which usage and purpose is still ye to be announced) and another one for Quick Post, where you can write the post just from the dashboard page instead of going to the write page. Although I have no comment for Inbox container, I think the Quick Post is pretty useless, at least for me.
With the new function called Inbox appearing in WordPress 2.7 Hemorrhage, there are speculations about what it is gonna be and how will it serves the bloggers. Nothing is confirmed yet as there is still two more months until 2.7 is released to public and WP team can still remove it.
Lots of guess regarding the Inbox function. Some thinks it is something to do with threaded comment which WP has promised to add in the upcoming version. Yet I don’t think it has to do with comment but instead it will be a totally new feature that most of us do not expect WP to release in 2.7.
Maybe, it has to do with the BuddyPress which aim is to bring social networking to WordPress. It may become WP answer to new version of MovableType (Pro) which includes tools to transform blog into fully functional social networking site.
Whatever it is, I am quite pleased with the UI changes to the admin as well as posting page, and cannot wait to see WP bringing us new features in 2.7.
Recently, after updating my WordPress blog via SVN, I have seen changes and new features inside the admin panel (some usable and a few still prototype). WordPress 2.7 Bleeding Edge has been changed to Hemorrhage (which is a hit song by Fuel, a rock band). All the WordPress codenames used to be Jazz related except for this one.
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