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I just upgraded to WordPress 2.1 today which I should have done a while ago. The new interface is fantastic and they added a couple of features I had been dying to see.

First, they added a spell check component which is going to prove to be very handy. I had been copying and pasting everything into MS Word to check my spelling before posting and that was a hassle.

Second, they added the ability to toggle between the code of the post and the wysiwyg editor. Prior to the upgrade one had to open up a pop-up window in order to work with the code.

Last, but not least, they added a number of other features that allow for quicker comment moderation, autosaving of posts (that’s huge) and file uploading along with some performance upgrades.

All in all this is a great improvement from the, gulp, 1.5 release that I was still using. Yes, I know, get with the times Olson. Well, I am with the times now and all is well.

If any of you notice anything weird with my site over the next few weeks please let me know so I can fix it. However, the WordPress installs are so easy and smooth I don’t think there will be any issues. Thanks again WordPress!