After a lengthy delay, WordPress MU 2.7 is now available. WordPress MU is the software that runs on WordPress.com and many other sites.
This is a sync of the code from WordPress 2.7 released last December. It’s taken a while but I think it’s worth the wait as there are many bugs fixed. Besides the merge with WordPress 2.7 there are also a few new features, including Viper007bond’s admin bar which is the most user visible addition.
Check the timeline for further info.
Upgrading from WordPress MU 2.6.5 should be as easy as copying over your existing install but please backup everything. Blog databases must be upgraded but that will occur in the background as usual.
I would really like to thank everyone who helped me bring this release out and offered me encouragement along the way. I’d name names but I’m bound to miss someone! It’s great hearing what everyone is doing with WordPress MU. There’s quite a community out there!
Hey Donncha,
Great work, I downloaded and upgraded to the purportedly 2.7 version, but my WPMu is back at 2.6.5 –are you sure the files are right?
@Jim is right.
See http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2009-January/024067.html
Yeah, it’s fixed now. The wrong files got put in the zip file.
Congrats goes out to you Donncha and those who submitted patches and beta tested. This is probably the slickest version of MU yet.
Donncha,
I think the “Add User from Community” option under Users is missing. Also, there is no space to see your numerous blogs in the header of the admin section.
Great job, Donncha! Thanks for your hard work with this. I’m looking forward to putting the upgrade in place over the weekend.
I’ve been looking forward to this since seeing preview screenshots of the 2.7. Great job getting this out! Thanks!
keep up the great work!
Ah, WordPress MU ist jetzt auch 2.7: http://is.gd/hAXi – via @GIGALinux
Very glad to see this arrive , thanks to everyone involved.
Wow Donncha, you’re FAST!
Wa-hey! @donncha has tagged and bagged WordPress MU 2.7… it’s fifty-seven-million times better than 2.6! 🙂 http://tinyurl.com/bztqb5
Thanks for the hard work! Kudos go out to all the good folks who spent time testing and tweaking!
Awesome work Donncha and the rest of the WPMU team! I’ll be upgrading all of our sites today!
Donncha,
Thanks a million! You are a great man. Much thanks for all of your hard work!!!
http://tinyurl.com/bztqb5 Azkenean!!!! Kalean da WPMU 2.7, bazen garaia. Datozen egunetan badaukat lana Jakintzazu.net txukuntzen
I’ve updated two sites with it and both seem to be working fine. Thanks!
Just downloaded tar.gz – still has 2.6.5 in it. ZIP is fine, though.
Well done mate!! I can’t wait to get it working on our MU sites (with WP e-Commerce running too I might add)… I love the new interface and I think it will make a massive difference to the general morale of our users 🙂
Ciao 🙂
Hey donncha
this is one of the most wonderful release so far and i have been waiting for it since long
thanks for the great release
its truly superb 😉
Great 🙂
We’re testing it 🙂
Sortie de WordPress Mu 2.7 : http://tinyurl.com/bztqb5 Pack français pour bientôt !
Thanks Donncha for all your hard work!
Great job, Donncha!
Anyone using wpmu-ldap ? I can’t put it to work :S After login i get blank page without more information
Hello Donncha,
great work. I have updated and all works fine!
Do you know a WPMU Plugin to show the referer of the last 24h on every blog homepage like this: http://ocaoimh.ie/2003/05/11/referers-in-b2/
Best regards,
Mail
WordPress-MU 2.7 has been released, exciting days! Take a look here – http://tinyurl.com/bztqb5
Amazing news! Going to try it out right away. Thanks for the post!
Andrew
Maik – I use a plugin like that on my own blog but it’s intensive. There are other plugins, look in the wordpress.org plugin database.
Many many thanks! the waiting has been ended with a big huge smile!
Congratulations to all WPMU users, and again thanks to the developers!
I am still stucking with the upgrades from old sites, but WordPress is the best CMS for small websites.
Thanks for all the hard work on this code! I keep loving this code more each year and I have been using it for 5 or 6 years now.
Great Job!
1. the plugin upgrade only works once then the upgrade links disappear but the number of plugin update alerts stay the same. This has been a problem since wp 2.7 was released.
2. There is no way to select all users which is essential for deleting 30+ spam registrations.
3. when deleting users there is no option to not transfer posts.
Is it me or ZIP file was not updated as Donncha had been claiming on Jan 28, 2009 @10:05 pm? Am I getting package from some mirror?
I downloaded ZIP just a few minutes ago and it still has 2.6.5 in it. The TAR.GZ seems to have 2.7 (judging by new admin icons and version # in version.php).
Installing distribution from TAR.GZ now…
Awesome, thanks for the hard work.
by way of helping others with the upgrade…
I know this should be obvious but…
remember to use overwrite-ALL when you upload the new files and over right your 2.6.5 version. FTP is not always nice when you upload…
Thank you Donncha for the fine work!
Thank you very much for your hard work. I use WordPress 2.7 for my main site and have been looking forward to using MU 2.7 for another site that I have agreed to develop.
great work Donncha.
just download .sip file
I’ve been looking forward to using MU 2.7 for new site i have.
Thanks Donncha
Just upgraded the mu2.7. Very glad to see that the admin panel and functionality are very much like the standaloe version. Save our webmaster time learning two panels : )
Donncha, I love MU 2.7. I was wondering if you had any idea how I would implement the Monotone theme with MU. Thanks.
i’ve been thinking about doing this so other geekmom’s can share the address with me, but is it a plugin or a whole new install? it looked like a whole new install. so why is it better than just allowing authors to post other than they can have their own name and ads?
i would love to find install instructions on how to update or import your current wp blog if it’s possible. so much to do…
i would like to upgrade my mu 2.6.5 but i’m not sure if the new wp 3.0 (mu capable) can be used in a one step upgrade, or if i have to upgrade step by step from 2.6 to .7 to .8 to .9 and finally to 3.0
if anyone has done this please advice and help me on this.
thanks folks