I’m on the record as saying the current WordPress admin and dashboard are white hot awful. So I’ve been keeping an eye on the impending 2.5 release with it’s brand new admin designed by the folks at Happy Cog.

Yesterday, Matt Mullenweg posted a short introductory video on the WordPress.org blog showing the new admin. It looks like a huge improvement over the current release so I’m pretty excited for 2.5.

The current admin is just so terrible that I’ve long been on the fence about switching to another blogging platform. In the end, I always stick with what I’ve got and just grin and bear WordPress’ faults.

This new look and feel for WordPress is a pretty big step for the project in my opinion. The easier WordPress is to use for the “common man” the better chance it has of finally crushing its competition like MoveableType once and for all.