Well, it might — once again — be time to reconsider WordPress as my blog package. I just noticed that Wordpress 1.2 Beta is out for some days now.

Some of the features the new version offers (from the blog)

<ul><li>Sub-categories</li><li><strong>Custom fields</strong></li><li>Localization framework and unicode encoding support</li><li>All post times stored in local time and GMT</li><li>Cleaner cruft-free and search engine friendly URLs</li><li>Automatic thumbnail creation</li><li>Strong encryption of user passwords</li><li>Redone administration interface, particularly with regard to options</li><li>Non-mod_rewrite clean links option</li></ul>

Somre more stuff, like full Unicode support, might make it even more interesting. Especially the “Cleaner cruft-free and search engine friendly URLs” might be worth having a detailed look at. Well, I’ll check it out … :)

In the meantime, have a look at Hey Hey 16k.