Some changes that Wordpress admins will notice right away are speed improvements in the admin interface and the ability to change more aspects of the layout than before. Wordpress will for instance automatically adjust the layout according to the screen size of the web browser window with options to change the amount of columns and what is being displayed on the screen.

It is now possible to remove or add information when viewing posts, pages or comments in the admin interface with the additional option to change the number of items that are displayed on the screen. It is now therefor possible to change the default number of comments that are displayed on screen which could have been achieved before only by hacking system files.

Other improvements include a new theme installer which allows the webmaster to search for and install themes right from the Wordpress admin interface without leaving the website. This is a similar feature to the automatic plugin installation that was added in earlier versions.

The Wordpress Codex contains a list of all changes and additions that have been added to Wordpress 2.8. The new version can be downloaded from the main Wordpress site.

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