WordPress已宣布将在最新一次更新(wordpress 3.2)中放弃对Internet Explorer 6的支持，他们认为由于网页技术的进步越来越多复杂的代码已经被加入，IE6无论是性能还是支持度都相当低下，并且编写代码时提供对IE6的支持要花费大量的时间。
新版WordPress在被IE6访问时会跳出红色警告框并提示升级，而其它“过时”的浏览器会导致橙色警告，并同样提供升级主流浏览器的链接。
IE6最早在2001年8月发布，在2009年4月14日光荣退休，但扩展支持依然要到2014年，它的寿命之长，是浏览器发展史上的奇迹。
WordPress 3.2, Beta 1
Posted May 12, 2011 by Jane Wells. Filed under Releases.
It seems like just yesterday that we released WordPress 3.1, but it’s actually been almost three months. We’ve spent that time putting together a new release focused on performance improvements, and are ready for our first beta testers!
As always, this is software still in development and we don’t recommend that you run it on a production site — set up a test site just to play with the new version. If you break it (find a bug), please report it, and if you’re a developer, try to help us fix it.
If all goes well, we hope to release WordPress 3.2 by the end of June, though that is (again, as always) subject to change depending on how the beta period goes. The more help we get with testing and fixing bugs, the sooner we will be able to release the final version. If you want to be a beta tester, you should check out the Codex article on how to report bugs.
Here’s some of what’s new:
Performance improvements like you wouldn’t believe. What’s that mean? Things are faster!
Distraction-free Writing. The visual editor’s full-screen composing experience has gotten a major overhaul, and is now available from HTML mode, too. More than ever, WordPress allows you to focus on what matters most — your content.
Admin UI Refresh. The last major redesign of the WordPress admin was in 2008. This isn’t a major redesign, just a little facelift to keep us feeling young. WordPress turns 8 later this month, you know.
New Default Theme. Introducing Twenty Eleven, based on the popular Duster theme. Rotating header images, post format support, and more.
Browse Happy. WordPress is made to work with modern browsers. If you visit your Dashboard using an outdated web browser, we’ll let you know there’s a newer version available.
Admin Bar. We’ve added more links to the admin bar to make it even more useful.
Be Aware:
WordPress has new minimum system requirements: PHP 5.2.4 and MySQL 5.0.
Internet Explorer 6 will no longer be supported.
The favorites menu has been removed. If you’ve written any plugins that use this menu, it’s time to switch over to an admin bar placement.