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WordPress 2.2 final has been released, with new user and developer features.

User features include WordPress Widgets and full Atom support.

WordPress Widgets, previously available as a plugin, allow you to easily rearrange and customize the sidebar area of your weblog with drag-and-drop simplicity.

Atom support has been updated to use the 1.0 standard spec and includes an implementation of the Atom Publishing API to complement the XML-RPC interface.

Developer features include wider use of the jQuery JavaScript library and adoption of the phpMailer email transfer class.

For additional information on WordPress 2.2 and the new development cycle, please read the release announcement.