We’ve been running some installs of WordPress 2.6.1 on various sites and can report that everything seems tip top. There hasn’t been any major issues with plugins, and performance on the latest version of WP seems a little more snappy.

This falls on the heels of WordPress 2.6 that was released a few months ago. The upgrade brought much needed improvements to security, but there were a variety of tweaks done to the back end administration. Many elements have been improved when it comes to managing posts, comments, and plugins, saving time when you need it the most.

2.6.1 brings many international enhancements to the core of WordPress, making it more accessible to users around the world.

If you are behind on WordPress upgrades for your site, feel free to contact us for some assistance in bringing you up to date.

A post made yesterday by Ryan Boren points to the next, major release of WordPress could be launched as soon as tomorrow.

Version 2.6 has more fixes on the horizon, but there are a number of new features as well. Some worth noting are built-in support for image captions, support for Google Gears to increase page load time, and better notification of plugin updates in the WordPress Dashboard.

I have had a little time to install WP 2.6RC1 and give it a little bit of experimentation. For the most part, it’s not a huge departure from the latest version, 2.5.1, but the addition of image captions will be an added boost for many users who are not the best when it comes to adding such things by writing HTML and CSS into their posts. See a post on my personal blog that I made a while ago about using CSS to attribute photos in your blog posts.

Granted that any other major bugs are not found in this release, watch for WordPress 2.6 to land as soon as Monday, July 14, 2008. We’ll be paying close attention for sure.