I noticed the update link to 2.7 today on the dashboard before it even made the WordPress development blog!

The “Coltrane” version of WordPress has just been launched.

One big change will be the new interface, which makes WordPress a lot faster and uses less clicks.

I’m looking forward to trying it out … once we get to 2.7.1 — that’ll give the time for plug-in authors to catch up and the early adopters to point out bugs that still need ironing out.

As it says on the blog, every screen will be easily customisable.

Here’s one great feature, if you want to keep up with latest releases (hopefully plug-ins will keep up too!):

WordPress includes a built-in upgrade that will automatically notify you of new releases, and when you’re ready it will download them, install them, and upgrade your blog with a single click.

I’ll be watching with interest …