The good and bad of Wordpress 2.7

I have been working on a new site on WP 2.7 and there are some gripes. The way the have laid out the new page takes a while to get used to. The side bar navigation is a bit better but there is a lot of scrolling and does take time to find what you need.

I do like the new quick edit function under Manage Posts. This does make it easier to edit categories and tags.

New sticky post feature is a welcome addition as the old WP-Sticky plugin never worked for me and the manual tweak of changing post dates and times was way to fiddly to be worth it.

One big gripe is the lost of the edit post slug function which used to be under the Post Title. This has since disappeared, from my version at least. I can’t find it anywhere which is truly annoying.

The Polldaddy addition is a nice touch which simplifies adding polls to your blog but takes a bit of tweaking and set up.

I did find a great post identifying some of the new features here in more detail.

Am still exploring and am still trying to get over the loss of usage of some of my favorite plugins, making blogging a great deal more hassle. If you have any great finds or tips on WP2.7, please share.

New free blogging tool that increases your content

When it comes to blogging, I like my tools and shortcuts. You have to admit, blogging sure does take a lot of work and time, until now. I love incorporating new blogging tools to make updating these blogs more fun.

Recently, I signed up for a powerful new (free) service called Syndicate Kahuna. It’s is great. If you use blogs as part of your traffic generating strategy (and you should) , you are going to love this.

No more struggling to find fresh, relevant, unique, quality blog content for all your blogs. This new service does it ALL for you automatically… and best of all, it’s totally free.This product is called Syndicate Kahuna and it is another product by the guys who brought you Traffic Kahuna and Comment Kahuna.

What it does is to add unique and on topic articles and videos to your Wordpress blog. ( Sorry folks, it only works with Wordpress for now.)

You can have a look at what else it does and sign up for Syndicate Kahuna here. Give it a try, it might help your blog traffic.

Disclaimer: Only use this tool on your pumper blogs not on your main blogs as the way the system is set up, it could create a footprint and can get your blogs delisted from Google. So be warned and use with care.