A few pet peeves with WordPress 2.5

Please keep in mind that these are just my opinions and that the behavior I’m experiencing may be due to my server configuration, but there are a few things about the new WordPress Admin panel that just really annoy me.

1. I don’t mind fixed width layouts but please, if you’re going to use fixed widths, center it, and keep everything in the layout the same width. There’s nothing more annoying to me than a variable width header and a fixed width, left aligned body. Make it consistent!
2. I don’t know if this happens to you, but If I’m writing a very long post or one that I’ve had to walk away from for a while, I end up with multiple drafts of that post, all with different Post ID’s. At what point did the software decide that I’d started over or created a new post. How many drafts will I have to delete when I’m done typing this, and why should I have to. I think that section of the codebase is still a bit buggy.
3. This one I’m pretty sure has to do with the fact that I’m running Linux, but it’s annoying nonetheless. Every so often the links on the write page simply don’t do anything. Apparently something happens that times out the Ajax connection or something. I have not been able to come up with a reproducible pattern, so I’m not sure if there is a trigger for it.
4. The media uploader…. Ugh! I’ve given up trying to sort anything out with that and just hit “save all changes”, then go to the gallery and insert whatever I need inserted…

Well, that’s it for the rant session. I’m off to do more work in 2.5 and get the rest of my sites upgraded.

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