Yup, the same WordPress that WordPress.com uses is available for download at http://mu.wordpress.org/download/.
WordPress 2.7 is out! Sooner than I though, I thought it would come out around the end of December. There is a post on the WP Dev Blog, that outlines everything. Thanks WordPress for this awesomeness of a blog publishing tool! 
WordPress 2.7 RC2 has been released. Woo!
There comes a time in every WordPress release when it’s ready for the world , to come out of its cocoon and feel the light of the world on its wings for the first time.
It’s not quite that time yet, but we’re as close as we’ve ever been, hence the immediate availability of 2.7 Release Candidate 2, or RC2 for short.
Of course if you were already testing 2.7, you can just use the built-in core updater (Tools > Upgrade) to download and install RC2 for you (and later upgrade you to the final release when it’s available) but if not you can use the download link above.
We feel this release is pretty much exactly what we’re going to ship as 2.7, barring any final bugs or polish tweaks that you report or we find.
WordPress.com just went 2.7, and this is the reason I’m on self-hosted WordPress.
I got 2.7 on the 1st of November, today it’s the 5th of December, so lets see — that’s 30 + 5 hmm.. 35!
35 days after the first beta came out, WP.com users get 2.7. If, if! I was on WP.com, I wouldn’t be able to stand 2.6 after I read how great 2.7 is. I’ve got nothing against WP.com, I’m just saying – I’m grateful that I’m on self-hosted.
No real purpose for this post, just needed to get it out of my system, lol.
I’m not a big fan of the WordPress 2.7 Icons, so I found the plugin Tangofy.
Now what that does is replace the 2.7 icons with icons from Firefox, GNOME and Tango.
Get Tangofy
The WP Dev Blog has announced that RC1 is public, just updated. 
With the release of RC1, we’re in the final leg of development before the release of 2.7. 280 commits since beta 3 have polished the new admin UI (including new menu icons created by the winners of our icon design contest) and fixed all known blocker bugs.
We think RC1 is ready for everyone to try out. Please download RC1 and help us make the final release the best it can be. As always, back up your blog before upgrading.
Get RC1.
The 3rd WordPress 2.7 was released today, upgraded this morning; as usual, auto-upgrade.
WordPress 2.7 Beta 3 has been released for your testing pleasure. Here are some of the changes since Beta 2 (over 160 changes in total):
- Numerous style improvements and refinements.
- All admin notices now go under the page title.
- PHP Notice fixes.
- Dashboard widget options now properly save.
- Menu fixes.
- New design for Quick Edit.
- Canonical feed URL fixes.
- Walker fixes.
- An update for Hello Dolly.
- Plugin installer updates.
- Numerous font updates.
- Updated login logo.
- Switch position of “Save Draft” and “Preview” buttons in publish module.
- File upload support for MS Office 2007+ file formats.
- Media upload buttons won’t show if the user doesn’t have the upload capability.
- Canonical redirects only do yes-www or no-www redirection for domains.
- Shift-click checkbox range selection improvement.
- Add New User page now separate.
- Tag suggest only suggests tags (not other taxonomy terms).
- QuickPress shows “Submit for Review” if user cannot publish.
- Private posts/pages, and password-protected posts/pages are rolled into new “Visibility” section of publish module.
If you have already installed Beta 1 or Beta 2, you can update to Beta 3 via the Tools -> Update menu. If you have problems, or if this is your first time in the 2.7 beta ring, you can download and upgrade the old fashioned way.
Get 2.7 Beta 3.
Just saying that when I logged in today I got an error with wp-includes/http.php. Here’s the fix 
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/216251
Just upgraded to WP 2.7 Beta 2 and loved it Auto-Upgrade for life!
WordPress 2.7 Beta 2 is ready. Here is a quick rundown of changes since beta 1.
- The Upload button didn’t always show. Fixed.
- JS on the Dashboard broke for blogs with no comments, causing several UI elements to “freeze”. Fixed.
- Recent Drafts Dashboard module didn’t show correct times. Fixed.
- Various Autosave fixes.
- Redirect after deleting a page from the editor went back to the deleted page. Fixed.
- Fixed loading of translations for default TinyMCE plugins.
- Added avatars to the edit users list.
- Added some missing translations.
- Fixed some validation errors.
- Fixed some PHP warnings and notices.
- Handle inconsistent file permissions during auto upgrade
- Change Publish box layout to better accommodate internationalized text
- Fix quick editing of the last page in the Edit Pages list
- Fix Screen Options for IE
- Fixes for choose tag from tag cloud
- Rewrite rules fixes for certain hosts
- Don’t check for updates on every page load
- Easier post box dropping
- Preview fixes
- RTL fixes
- Fixed broken wp-mail
- Plugin update and install fixes
- First draft of contextual help tab
If you have already installed beta 1, you can update to beta 2 via the Tools -> Update menu. Beta 1 does have a bug in the automatic upgrade that breaks certain setups, so be prepared to download and install Beta 2 manually if you experience problems.
WordPress 2.7, WordPress, 2.7, WordPress 2.7, awesomeness. Now that I’m done jumping up and down I can actually sit down and write about what makes it so awesome!
1. New Look!
How awesome? A new look, to be honest, you’ve got to miss the old look just a little bit, but this.. this is big! It went from this..
The Old WordPress Admin Layout
to this…
The new 2.7 WordPress layout.
The thing I find most satisfying about the new look is the navigation, drop-down for the win! Also, another thing I like is the new dashboard, this is how it’s meant to look like! With real time information, more options, ability to add stuff to it and move them around. Simply, revolutionary.
2. Auto-WordPress Update
Risk-free as well, I hear. It works just like the plugin update on WordPress 2.6, pretty awesome to be honest. One has to wonder what will become of the WordPress Automatic Upgrade once the stable version of 2.7 is out.
WordPress Update Page
3. Plugin Browser
I once said in a previous post that I never thought this feature would ever be built into WordPress, and I was wrong. How could I have been so blind? Here it is in WordPress 2.7! You just search the plugin and click on install, and it’s installed. Future of Plugin Manager? Questionable? Indeed.. It doesn’t work for many people I know!
The WordPress Plugins Page
4. Quick Edit
It’s annoying when you want to edit a tag, or change the category of a post and you have to wait for the whole page to load! Complain and whine no longer, WordPress 2.7′s new “Quick Edit” feature, does exactly what Manage-able plugin does, speaking of it, the plugin might go outta business!
The Quick Editor
5. Stickies!
Want your post to stay on top for the rest of the day? Simple, WordPress 2.7′s new sticky feature helps! There is a plugin that does this, but I don’t think this plugin — WP-Sticky, will be gone anytime soon; unless an announcement feature is built into WordPress.
6. It’s Still WordPress!
While multiple new features are added, the great thing is, it’s still WordPress, it still the same but better!
Well that’s enough for now, there are more features, but these are to be honest, the most exciting ones. Now if you don’t mind, I’ve got to get something outta my system!
