Wordpress 3.1 just came out and I’m excited to be using it! It has some new features that will make your life much easier.
Of course you should always update for security reasons. The wordpress developers are always looking for ways to improve the safety of the software, and each new version has additional means of doing so. But 3.1 has lots more! The biggest change is that you will be able to see your dashboard links from your wordpress site – not just the dashboard! If you are familiar with blogger or wordpress.com, you’ll know about the links across the top of the screen already. But this is something new for 3.1. There are dropdown menus for comments, adding posts or pages, upgrades, etc. right on the top of your screen. No more needing to go back and forth between the site and the dashboard if you want to add or change something – it’s right there! Another addition is the possiblity to choose a post type, which makes wordpress have some of the tumblr-style functions.