The latest and greatest version of the WordPress, code-named Sony, in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, is now available for download or upgrade via WordPress admin dashboard.

This latest version is packed full of new features such as a drag-and-drop uploader, fly out admin menus, enhancements to the admin bar; now known as the ‘toolbar’, improved co-editing support making it easier for multi-user blogs, a new Tumblr importer, permalink and performance issue fixed, pointers that allow developers to place information boxes in areas where you will need help and an improved dashboard experience and touch support for iPad and other tablets.

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WordPress, the popular open source blogging and publishing platform, recently announced that the second and final release candidate of version 3.2 is now available, which means that the general release of WordPress 3.2 is not far away.

This latest version comes packed with some really cool new features, improvements and also some fundamental changes in the core WordPress installation requirements and the stopping of support for IE6.

I have compiled below some of the changes that you need to know about WordPress 3.2 before installing or upgrading.

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Knowing how to upgrade WordPress is an important skill that you will need to have if you want to keep your WordPress blog up to date.

There are many reasons you want to keep your WordPress blog up to date. Most importantly are security issues. Keeping your WordPress installation up to date will ensure that you have plugged up the latest security holes in your blog.

Of course there are always new features, templates and plugins that come along with each new WordPress upgrade. Being able to take advantage of new WordPress plugins, features and themes will ensure your blog is always on the cutting edge of technology.

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Starting and maintaining a blog is not easy. One must think of ways to expose his blog in order to gain more audience and fan following. Aside from that, blogs usually contain articles, but articles are not enough to attract visitors. One must be able to have an interactive blog that keeps the visitor coming back and reading the blog.

A blog that has lots of contents and eye catching designs are also one of the ways to keep the audience entertained and recommending the blog to other people. In order to do this, one must have such software that will manage his or her blog without delving into too much technicalities.

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What’s the best way to build a website? I’ve been online since 1996 and have used just about every method imaginable to build a website, and I have to say that hands down I recommend using WordPress free open source blogging software to build your website.

Why WordPress? Because WordPress has some pretty impressive options and features that make it a great choice.

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