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Its finally time to look forward to the next version of Wordpress i.e. Wordpress 2.6 as it will introduce some very interesting features and usability improvements.

Wordpress Expert has a good list of features in Wordpress 2.6 which I have summarized below.

1. Bookmarklet: Remember the Wordpress Bookmarklet? It is coming back to Wordpress in version 2.6 with a new and improved functionality.
2. Post Word Count: This feature is available for Wordpress.com users and has good chances of making into Wordpress 2.6 too.
3. Shift-Click Checkbox Selection: In Wordpress 2.6 you will be able to select a range of posts, comments etc using the Shift-Click hack.
4. Post Revisions: Wiki-style revisions management for blog posts.
5. Google Gears Support: Probably the most interesting feature yet is the Google Gears Support for Wordpress 2.6. This will enable users to write posts even in offline mode.
6. Identicons: Choose gravatars for those who don’t have one.

Wordpress 2.6 alpha Demo Site is up and can be accessed at the URL below:

http://wp.chrisjohnston.org/wp-admin/

To access the demo blog with administrator privileges use the username: admin and password: demo

As you will notice the UI has not been changed much but overall a lot of new features have been implemented.

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