Just upgraded to WordPress 2.0.1. The process actually went quite smoothly. The detailed instructions were quite helpful: Upgrading WordPress.
So just to note, if you see any problems or anything not working, please do let me know. I noticed the (Show/Hide) functions on my friends and personal site list is missing, probably due to the upgrade and replaced files, so I’ll be fixing that shortly.
Thanks!
Some initial changes I’ve noticed included the Write Post page has a bunch of upgrades. Starting with a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) text editor with a fast hotkey (alt+e) which opens a new window where you can edit html code directly. Then there’s the Panels on the right which allows for changing of the post status and categories and etc. There’s this new flag where it allows you to Password-Protect a post. I don’t recall seeing that in 1.5.x, but I may be wrong on this account.
They’ve included a backup utilty which backs up your database. I wish it also backed up my wordpress files because sometimes I edit them directly, so I might be installing the old backup plugin I had before. If you want to try that, download One Click Back and Restore plugin for WordPress 1.5. Although it’s listed as for 1.5, it’s listed as compatible for 2.0 in the 2.0 Plugin Compatibility list.
There doesn’t seem to be a new default theme. The default theme is the 1.5 one that my current site is based off of.
The preview pane in the write post page is now updated to reflect what it’ll show using your theme, so you can make sure the text is aligned correctly and etc.
Haven’t seen much other change yet, but if you know something I don’t, please do tell.
If you’re looking for a theme to use, I’d go with K2 from Binary Bonsai. It’s kind of the sequel to the one you’re using now, and it’s slick. I’m using it kind of exclusively on my blogs. Only thing is, IE kind of hates it. It all works out though, because I hate IE.
Haha. Thanks for the suggestion, but I’ve been planning to revamp my layout for sometime. I have some layout designs in Photoshop already. I just haven’t had time to implement it.