WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.

More simply, WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it.

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WordPress can also be used for Podcasting.

The latest stable release of WordPress (Version 2.6.2) is available. Released September 8th.

Check out the full list of over 60 fixes to see if 2.6.2 has something to offer you. A full diff and list of changed files is also available. Download 2.6.2 and enjoy.