ShareVersion 2.0 of the WordPress iPhone application [iTunes link] is available. Here are a few things that are new with version 2.0. A new, more efficient user interface that makes it faster to switch between comments, posts, and pages. Various user interface refinements and bug fixes New comments interface, with Gravatars and the author URL …
Read More...WordPress.org Adds Crowd-Sourced Plugin Compatibility
ShareRecently, the self-hosted WordPress website, wordpress.org, added a new function to the plugin section of the site. Already, plugin authors can use the option of “this plugin is compatible up to X version of WordPress,” so why would Automattic want to crowd-source plugin compatibility? I believe they added this bit because so often, a plugin …
Read More...WordPress Dev Meetup Notes – Week #42
ShareThis week’s meetup wasn’t too heavy, some fairly light items as the developers are preparing to release WordPress 2.9 soon. WordPress 2.8.5 was recently released as a security update, termed as a “hardening release,” so make sure you are up to date. There were two highlight points of discussion for this week’s meetup. WordPress Mailing …
Read More...WordPress 2.8.5 Security Update Released
ShareThere is an upcoming security update to WordPress which should be released today. A vulnurability was found in the WordPress trackback code that could allow attacks to DDoS your site. Should you be scared? No. So why am I not scared about this bug? If someone wanted to DDoS my site, they would. They don’t …
Read More...WordPress Dev Meetup Notes – Week #41
ShareThis week’s dev notes are fairly brief. The primary point I think is worth mentioning is that PHP4 is still being supported. Around 14:22 (PST) of the meeting, it was confirmed that PHP4 is still slightly under 13% usage world wide for WordPress sites. PHP4 will stop being supported when usage gets below 10%. There …
Read More...BuddyPress 1.1 Release Announcement
Share Great news coming from the BuddyPress blog, Andy Peatling has announced the BuddyPress 1.1 release. Here are a few highlights of new features and changes. One click internal bbPress forum integration allowing you to set up group forums in less than a minute. A global forum directory (example) allowing you to easily browse public …
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