Title: Version 2.2 Published: May 19, 2019 --- # Version 2.2 ## In this article * [Announcement](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#announcement) * [Installation/Upgrade Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#installation-upgrade-information) * [New User Features](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#new-user-features) * [Developer / Power User Stuff](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#developer-power-user-stuff) * [List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised) [ Back to top](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) ## 󠀁[Announcement](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#announcement)󠁿 On Tuesday, May 15, 2007, WordPress version 2.2 was released to the public. For information on the changes and improvements in this version, see the [Changelog for 2.2](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=2.2&order=priority). For Version 2.2, the database version (**db_version** in **wp_option**) was 5183. ## 󠀁[Installation/Upgrade Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#installation-upgrade-information)󠁿 To download WordPress 2.2, visit [https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/) For step-by-step instructions on installing and upgrading WordPress: * [Upgrading WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/) If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following: * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/) * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/) * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-lessons/) ## 󠀁[New User Features](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#new-user-features)󠁿 * Improved comment editing * Widgets (no longer a plugin but available under Presentation tab) - Widget capability added to Default and Classic themes - Archives and categories widgets have option to display in pulldown box * Deactivate Plugins automatically * New Blogger Import * Fewer clicks and better user experience for upgrades * Improved login accessibility * Improved UI when deleting Drafts * Improved clarity regarding “Spam it:” and “Delete it:” in comment notification e-mails ## 󠀁[Developer / Power User Stuff](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#developer-power-user-stuff)󠁿 * Atom 1.0 support for feeds. * Multiple format comment feeds, including Atom. * Switched to jQuery for core JS, which is lighter and faster. * Atom API support. * Additional XML-RPC APIs for pages and such. * [phpmailer](https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmailer/) was integrated for performance and maintainability. * [Plugin sandbox](https://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3254) * TinyMCE is now enabled for Safari Webkit 420 and above. * New function to unify private posts SQL based on capabilities — get_private_posts_cap_sql() * Plugin add and apply filter optimizations * New style internationalization of quicktags.js * i18n of xmrpc.php error messages * Add a class to [wp_list_bookmarks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_list_bookmarks/) * Change MORE text link from anchor to span for proper validation * PHPdoc for plugin.php * Ability to set database character set and collation via wp-config.php ```wp-block-preformatted New values to support character set and collation in wp-config-sample.php: define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'); define('DB_COLLATE', ''); ``` * Ability to set WordPress address (URL) and Blog address (URL) via wp-config.php ```wp-block-preformatted New values that can be added to wp-config.php define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://www.sample.com/wordpress'); define('WP_HOME', 'http://www.sample.com'); ``` ## 󠀁[List of Files Revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-2-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿 ```wp-block-preformatted readme.html wp-app.php (added) wp-atom.php wp-blog-header.php wp-comments-post.php wp-commentsrss2.php wp-config-sample.php wp-cron.php wp-links-opml.php wp-login.php wp-mail.php wp-rdf.php wp-rss.php wp-rss2.php wp-settings.php wp-trackback.php xmlrpc.php wp-admin/admin.php wp-admin/admin-ajax.php wp-admin/admin-db.php wp-admin/admin-functions.php wp-admin/admin-header.php wp-admin/cat.js (added) wp-admin/categories.js wp-admin/categories.php wp-admin/cat-js.php (deleted) wp-admin/custom-header.php wp-admin/dbx-admin-key.js (added) wp-admin/dbx-admin-key-js.php (deleted) wp-admin/edit.php wp-admin/edit-category-form.php wp-admin/edit-comments.js wp-admin/edit-comments.php wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php wp-admin/edit-link-form.php wp-admin/edit-page-form.php wp-admin/export.php wp-admin/import.php wp-admin/import/b2.php (deleted) wp-admin/import/blogger.php wp-admin/import/dotclear.php wp-admin/import/greymatter.php wp-admin/import/livejournal.php wp-admin/import/mt.php wp-admin/import/rss.php wp-admin/import/textpattern.php wp-admin/import/wordpress.php wp-admin/index.php wp-admin/link-add.php wp-admin/link-import.php wp-admin/link-manager.php wp-admin/menu.php wp-admin/moderation.php wp-admin/options.php wp-admin/options-general.php wp-admin/options-head.php wp-admin/options-misc.php wp-admin/options-writing.php wp-admin/page.php wp-admin/page-new.php wp-admin/plugin-editor.php wp-admin/plugins.php wp-admin/post.php wp-admin/post-new.php wp-admin/rtl.css wp-admin/setup-config.php wp-admin/templates.php wp-admin/themes.php wp-admin/upgrade.php wp-admin/upgrade-functions.php wp-admin/upgrade-schema.php wp-admin/upload.css 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