Well I have been a loyal Wordpress user for YEARS. I simply love how simple it is. Want a link, press link. Want to put a pic, press IMG.

Things that they have had since the beginning. And while I loved the additions of tags and a few of the niceties — well it was classic wordpress that I loved.

Well so nice to see that Wordpress 2.5 has so many cool things to offer. For the new or novice user, it eliminates a lot of the “well what is that for” questions by simplifying the menu to 4 things, write, manage, design and comments. Since writing, editing and addressing comments are sort of the “day to day” things — that is kinda nice.

But what I LOVE — is the simple way to add tags (like they added with 2.3.3), simple ways to address things like settings such as permalinks and plugins . They did not piss off the long time user by trying to make it attractive for the new user.

If you are not familiar with wordpress — it is the GOLD STANDARD of blogging software and it is FREE. You can download it from Wordpress.org or you can most likely get it on your hosting account under the control panel as every hosting from small comprehensive hosts like PqHost have it as do big hosting companies like godaddy and dreamhost so if you have any interest in blogging or think of the MILLION reasons a blog can be awesome for your business – then you will go get it ;)