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Are you WordPress 3.2 ready?

WordPress 3.2 and features you should know prior to installation on your system.

WordPress 3.2 final release to be has ready and made available for everyone is on the horizon. Currently, the WP3.2 candidate (RC1) release is available to download and install. If you intend to install this latest release, you should use a test server to assess all of your plugins and themes continue to work correctly.

I have tested some of my up to date plugins, such as the WordPress Shopping Cart, WordPress membership on this WordPress version and they are working fine.

Caveat; you must test your own installation and plugins as your system could have varying configurations that could affect your installation and or operation differently.

WordPress 3.2 version downloads a new copy of the WordPress core. It replaces the current core code entirely. This procedure can cause some non-routine issues and errors from failures.

It is best to consider WordPress 3.2 when the incremental upgrade is made available and there will be only the difference in the code that will be upgraded.

Are all your sites WordPress 3.2 ready?

Features different in WP 3.2;

1. Minimum MySQL5 and PHP5 Required.

Plugin and/or theme developer no longer have to create plugins and themes compatible with older versions of PHP or MySQL. Some hosting providers must upgrade to newer versions of PHP and MySQL as WP 3.2 will not work on outdated applications.

If your provider has not upgraded from PHP4 or MySQL4, you will need to contact them with the requirement. If your hosting provider does not upgrade, you will have to changing your hosting provider if you intend to use WordPress Version 3.2 or greater.

There are no excuses for a hosting provider to stay current.

To verify the version of PHP and MySQL your hosting company uses, review the information from the “phpinfo”. Additionally, you can install WordPress phpinfo plugin. It will give you the version installed on your providers’ servers.

2. WordPress Admin Interface has some changes.

The admin interface has a new and streamlined look to utilize a more efficient working dashboard.

3. No More Support for Internet Explorer 6

Programming certain effects to work on IE6 was a dreadful. Developers welcome this removal.

4. WordPress 3.2 has faster performance

WordPress gets a boost in version 3.2., as the large amount of a legacy older code removal from its WordPress core makes it lighter to perform executions faster. There is a faster page load time for WordPress site optimization speeds.

5. New Twenty Eleven WordPress Default Theme

Twenty Eleven is the default theme for WordPress 3.2. There are a lot of new improvements and features to create Posts, new header images, color schemes, layouts, and custom link colors. All those features, construct a great looking and quality performance blog to showcase all your posts, images and more.

Twenty Eleven Theme Preview

6. Incremental Upgrade of WordPress Core

Currently the upgrade to WordPress 3.2 version downloads a completely new copy of the WordPress core and totally replaces all of the current core code.

This method can cause some failure issues. In the near future WordPress 3.2 will provide the incremental upgrade which means only the difference in the code will be upgraded and not the core code.