WordPress version 2.6 is now available! This version has been named “Tyner” and it has been released almost a month ahead schedule. Want to know about the new features? The WordPress team prepared a brief video tour of version 2.6:

Here are the main new features in 2.6:

Post Revisions - Wiki-like tracking of edits;
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I’m a bit late with this one, but Premium News Themes has evolved to WooThemes a few days ago. The team now consists of Adii, Magnus Jepson, Mark Forrester, and the new addition, Elliot Jay Stocks.
The name was changed to WooThemes, because with the old name, they were somewhat limited to releasing only news themes. [...]

Today is Unofficial International WordPress Day, an event sponsored by WPCandy.com that is being used as a way to show appreciation to Automattic. If you are a WordPress lover, the folks over at WPCandy are inviting you to post about WordPress today! (e.g. why you love WordPress, thanking Automattic, etc.) They’ve also prepared a giveaway [...]