WordPress News: WP 2.3.1 beta1, Simple Tags, Gravatar

**WordPress 2.3.1 Beta 1 Released**

WordPress has been updated, and this is the first beta version of 2.3.1, fixing more than 20 bugs. There are several important updates:

1. Added support for adding tags in Windows Live Writer.

2. Fixed a login bug when a blog has multiple addresses.

3. Optimized database queries to speed up category searches.

4. Resolved a bug related to link imports.

The official release date for WordPress 2.3.1 is November 15th, while the latest report indicates that WordPress 2.4 will be released on December 12th.