Article directories hosted around the web are normally designed with simplicity putting more emphasis on text and layout than graphics. This way, article directories do not take too long to load making it easy for people to submit articles quickly. In fact, to submit article creations, all that is required is usually to register in the article directory one time putting your e-mail, password and other personal details that will accompany your future article submissions.
After registration, articles can easily be created offline using a word processor and then pasted to the submission forms for approval. All of these little steps are needed to post a single article. If another article needs to be posted, everything except the registration needs to repeated which isn’t a big deal for most unless articles need to be submitted every now and then which could be tiring for some.
The real concern is when articles need to be posted on other sites for added publicity. There are hundreds of article directories growing all over the Internet and a good deal of them have high page rankings …

WordPress has just released the newest version of their installable blog software, WordPress 2.8 – Baker.
The most notable addition would seem to be the ability to browse themes from within the WordPress Dashboard. With the Theme Browser, you can specify the color you want, how many columns there should be, and fixed or flexible width. You can then select and install themes that match those criteria on-the-fly, without leaving the Dashboard.
WordPress 2.8 also offers a re-designed widgets interface, improved speed, and has fixed a reported 790 bugs. The download is available here.
Happy upgrading…