When I said I was only running it on the dev server I was lying. I actually have been running it on here for a bit now. Why did I lie? Well nobody in their right mind should be using bleeding edge distribution.
So why am I? Well for 1 the new enhancements to wordpress are really awesome for me and after testing on our dev server and seeing nothing massively is broken I then upgraded the main server to the nightly build code.
Being I use the subversion system I can also easily revert back if things do not go so well. I also do nightly backups of my databases and files so worst case I might miss out on a few comments.
But a few have figured it out that I was running 2.7 and been asking me some questions.
I just want to say I highly recommend you do not do what I am doing. Just wait for the release 
. The whole reason they do these is because they know their are bugs and they want people to test it. I doubt anyone is testing it as much as I am with the traffic we get here (again which is not very smart).
Whatever… look at the new comment view from the dash… how cool is this?
There is so many awesome features in 2.7. Just an amazing amount of cosmetic stuff.
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Looks like you put the image showing your new comment view from the dashboard of WP 2.7 on another post (the one about SpeedDate).
Everything looks ok now.
I agree, everything is working normally. Or there is something bad in the work wordpress 2.7?
2.7 looks tight. I will definitely be waiting for the stable release but I don’t think you are too crazy for running the nightly builds. You might get something wierd every now and then, but with how quickly you guys could fix a problem I don’t think there’s any downside.
Yeah, I think the risk is little especially if you want to get ahead of the curve talking about 2.7. BLeed edge, bleeeeed.
There isn’t much risk even with a newer build.
Generally they’re built with little bugs, which are found pretty quickly and if you know php/mysql then its easier to find any bugs since its opensource.
Looks pretty nice. It’s funny though that some people out there don’t even use dev servers or test anything. Some people make their changes live so every once in a while you catch something broken.
I agree with this point. Before you try any new upgrade you should always test something on a testing server to ensure there are any issues.
Well, you’ve gotta keep the competitive edge
Man, those comments look cool!
I totally agree with you!
Can’t wait for the comment features.
Well nothing’s gone wrong YET!
I like the whole vertical look they’re going with, it’ll fit my nice fat monitor nicely.
you’re crazy…running an untested version on your main site with the kind of traffic you are having ?! You’re my hero
But will podpress work with it now? That is what I really want to know.
Exactly my question Carl. I upgraded to 2.6 then downshifted back again to 2.5 for this reason. I hope 2.7 allows upgrade from 2.5. What do you think?
Okay, how much are they paying you? So much praise!
I believe they aren’t paying Jeremy anything they’re just letting him check it out
2.7-hemorrhage is pretty cool, but lots of things are broken. A lot of plugins won’t work. The editor is a bit wonky.
I wouldn’t install it on a live blog. Too many things could suddenly break, especially if you’re upgrading every night.
so basically you agree with everything I said
I really like the look of the new comments section. As others has stated I will wait a bit to upgrade.
I hope wordpress upgrades I hated 6 and still using older versions with custom coded security enhancements.
Looks awesome, I can’t wait.
The rule is with development that when they fix or introduce one thing you break another. Most often the updates are ok but now and again you come across something that broke. It all depends on how good the QA is for the company in question.
In other words it’s always a gamble and be prepared for a backup plan if all fails.
I really like wordpress but for the common user it is very annoying how often it needs to be updated.
I can’t wait.. i will upgrade to subversion though.
You’ve got more balls than I do running nightly builds on your blog.
Why won’t you run those versions? Just ensure there is no issues by testing it on a test server before hand.
You heard it guys! He’s on an unstable version! Let’s annoy him with a hack everyday! MUAHAHAHA!
I can’t believe you lied shoe??!!!?????
Shoe, how stable is it for you?
Any idea what the “inbox” page is for yet?
The new comments page definitely looks good, when is the full release scheduled?
Kind of crazy for you to install it here, but I’m sure the wordpress team loves it!
Wordpress seems to be improving by leaps and bounds with every edition they come up with! Version 2.7 seems to be another big leap!
Cosmetic changes are more important then upgrading features. This is because, people are more likely to discuss a revamped design over an upgraded feature unless its a massive overhaul of that feature.
Looks nice, but my email is on that picture!
I am still waiting for the stable version before upgrade it on my blogs..
wordpress rocks..
Is that why I’m not getting a comment number for my comments now.
2.7 looks great, I’m stoked for the general release. I won’t be the first adopter, but I’ll give it a month and then jump right in!
Ah I can’t wait until the release!!
I don’t like to first on these things, I like to give it a month or so then try it out
cannot see what is so “amazing”, sorry.
it’s getting annoying with wordpress releasing a new version every few days , I just hate updating my blogs every few weeks.
I would gonna try wordpress 2.7