Last night, with very little fanfare, EE 1.6.1 was released.

I tested 1.6.1 on this site about a week ago, and I’ve had no glitches, and there are a few very nice enhancements, mostly for me around usability and productivity.  With my clients, I love the Pages module that was introduced in 1.6.  In 1.6.1 it makes allowing them to update their own content and site that much easier!  Specifically, there is a new “live look” feature, so that instead of only previewing content, you can actually preview what the content will look like inside your design.  Brilliant.  Also, the pages table now offers the ability to have nested pages, which in at least 2 of the sites I’ve got, is a tremendous help.

Many of the rest of the 214 (yes you read that right… 214) feature enhancements and bug fixes address stability, speed and usability modifications.  All in all, great additions.

The update process is as easy as ever; just backup your data, upload the new files and run update.php.  Easy-peasy!  Um… you DO backup your data right? ;)

If you notice anything funny in this site, please do let me know!