Posted 4 years ago #
I have looked at 2.5 and I don't like it. I would prefer to stick with 2.3.3 - I have a version of that running which is stable and all the plugins work. What happens if I want to do that?
Frankly I think you have taken this upgrade many steps in the wrong direction and I am not the only one, so are you going to support those users who do not like what you have done? Or is it just too bad, so sad for us?
Posted 4 years ago #
I don't think there are any plans to maintain previous versions. Those of us either not ready[1] or unwilling to upgrade to 2.5 can stay on 2.3.3 until someone discovers a new security issue which needs a patch.
There's nothing to stop anyone else providing security patches to 2.3.3, but you'd have to be sure that you trusted whoever was doing it...
[1] At least one plugin I depend on is not 2.5 ready, so I can't upgrade yet...
Posted 4 years ago #
I could not agree more with vanillatree, the new backend is a desaster.
If it stays that way I will change to another blogging solution, there are more than enough out there that match WordPress. Until now I prefered WP, but with the awful decisions in the backend, other may be more suitable to my needs and wants.
A blogging software should help me posting, not hindering me, as WP 2.5 now does.
Posted 4 years ago #
What's wrong with the backend?
Posted 4 years ago #
too much scrolling?
i updated knowing that i have no other option. i can wait but i would have to upgrade sometime in the future.
wordpress guys could have given the option to retain the old styled backend... :)
but i guess admin panel now support skins and someone would come up with the older post page :D
Posted 4 years ago #
Desaster? What more do we need to know? I guess there is one in every crowd. I think the new backend is multitudes better than the old one.
Meh. I'm not a huge fan of the new look and backend, but it works well enough. There have been some improvements, and it's way better than the trunk version was. But it's not a deal breaker or anything at this point. The minor issues with it can be fixed.
Posted 4 years ago #
I am totally prepared to take "the pain of change" and learn to understand , through time, that this is really a much better admin UI and I just have to get used to it.
But by counting clicks and getting feedback from many of my writers I am afraid that unfunded happy-feel-good posts won't change my mind that this new admin UI is a step back in terms of usability (compared to 2.33). Two simple reasons:
- Too much scrolling / clicks;
- Too much additional screens and loss of contextual info.
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