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With another successful version of wordpress out the door, the folks at wordpress HQ are already working on the next release. Indeed 2.6 saw many features included such as preview themes, plugin update notification… and so on. What can we expect to see in the next release?

Integrated subscribe to comments: Currently operating as a plugin it seems as though this popular comment tool has come to the attention of wordpress coders, the plugin may now be part of the wordpress core. Allowing e-mails to be send to people who comment on your blog (if they so choose of course), updating post subscribers when someone has added their comment to the post.

Keyboard shortcuts for comment moderation: This would seem to to be something similar to what Google has for their gmail service. For example press pressing the key ‘A’ would approve a comment.

One click install for plugin’s: Not sure how this would work exactly, but it would simplify the install process for plugin’s, and would possible be connected to the next feature.

Plugin Browser: The ability to browse wordpress.org plugin directory within the admin panel? Sorry I cant see any information on this, but it would be an excellent addition.

Theme Update API: Acts the same way as the plugin API in 2.6, this will let you know when there is an update for your themes available, and also maybe allow you to update with one click install.

Of course a few of these may not come until a later edition. But do keep an eye on the wordpress development crew for updates. You can view a list of suggested updates on the codex here.