WordPress 2.8 is out. Check out the list of features. I was running 2.8-RC1 and updating via SVN (my usual method) was painless as usual. Using SVN was as simple as logging in and switching from the /trunk to the tags/2.8 like so Easy peasy.
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WordPress 2.8 beta
It’s that time again and I am playing with WordPress 2.8 beta 2. So far the front end looks identical so I am sure there will be less people crying over this update.
Resetting your WordPress widgets
If you mess up your WordPress theme’s widgets (I was playing with the code and screwed up) and can’t add or remove them, try following the advice here. The manual reset saved me a ton of time.
Double-Opt in for Subscribe to Comments plugin
A few weeks ago, my hosting service received a complaint that my blog was sending spam. I don’t spam, so I checked out what was going on. I had been using Mark’s Subscribe to Comments plugin which has one flaw: the released version does not support double-opt in. At the time I replied to my [...]
WordPress 2.7.1 is out
WordPress 2.7.1 is available. See changed files here. Updating WordPress is as easy as svn sw http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/tags/2.7.1
Threaded comment are fixed
Opensource software is best. Using a comment callback function in WordPress 2.7, I was trying to customize the threaded comments and ran into a problem. So I left a comment on Jeremy’s blog. He contacted me and was able to find the problem and provide a fix. His post has been updated with that small [...]
Odd way to end a vacation
I’ve been on vacation since right before Christmas and have enjoyed the time off. Monday I go back to work all refreshed and ready to go. After our New Years Eve party, I spent the day doing somethings that had meant to do for a while: PHP coding for my WordPress blog. My PHP fu [...]
SVN says WordPress 2.7 is out
I just did another ‘svn up’ and the WordPress version is now 2.7. In a little while I’ll switch this blog to 2.7 using ‘svn sw http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/branches/2.7′.
WordPress 2.7 is shaping up nicely
I’ve had this blog on WordPress 2.7-beta using SVN for a while. So when it went release candidate, all I had to do was another just run another “svn up”. The comment enhancements are cool and Otto provided a good write up for modifying the files to take advantage of it. Implementing it and staying [...]
WordPress 2.7 beta 3 is looking good
I’ve been using WordPress 2.7 beta for a week now and the new layout is very easy to get used to. So far so good. I think a lot of people will revolt, cry, wail, and moan complain about the GUI changes and will probably demand their money back. But 2.7 is looking to be [...]
