I took the plunge and installed WordPress v 3.0 last night. I used the automatic install/upgrade which is a godsend and completed the task in about 20 seconds. But before I go and upgrade the rest of my clients’ installs of WP, I figure I had better test things out first. So, this posting is a bit of a test…
I think I may have also discovered a bug in v3.0, and am search for others who are experiencing this…it is minor, but annoying. The “bug” is in how the Dashboard displays content. To the uninitiated, the Dashboard is the administrative “back end” of the WordPress application where you make settings adjustments, install stuff and where you post your blog entries.
Using the “screen options” tab (upper right) you are allowed to choose having a number of different elements to be visible on the Dashboard. The elements include messages from WP, plus quick links to some of the things you use regularly. Most important is that you have the ability to put this information in 1, 2, 3, or 4 columns to make it easier to read.
Well, the first thing I noticed after the upgrade was that all of the information on my Dashboard was being squeezed into two columns even though I had the settings set for three columns. When I tried changing the settings, I apparently made it worse since now everything is squished into one LONG column and the 2-3 columns to the right are empty save what appears to be an empty php/div block. Hmm.
A search of WP forums turned up nothing so far…I may try posting a bug report. I will also post this observation to Twitter and see if it is just me…always a possibility.
End of test…
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The search for a solution has been in vain. Looks like this might some something peculiar to my install. Not sure why this is doing this…it only happens on the Dashboard not on any of the other pages. Updates to my other WP installs don’t have a problem. Think I’ll just forgetaboutit. Keep cool.