WordPress 2.7 was released last night for WordPress.com users. It will be released for those of us using the self-hosted version of WordPress on December 10th.
If you are planning on upgrading when WordPress 2.7 is released, here is some information about compatibility, preparing your theme, and a list of new features.
Yesterday I discussed support on the WordPress forums and discovered that most commenters have had a negative experience using them. I would like the WordPress forums to change but I’m just one person and I’m not even sure if WordPress wants them to change. It seems like something would have been done by now.
For today I have gathered 5 of my best WordPress howto articles for this post. Many of them were written before you were reading – or before really anyone was reading for that matter.
I’ve worked at making the search on my site more useful so you can always search on WordPress howto or WordPress tips to locate additional information.
Um … meh … great.
WordPress 2.6.5 has been released, which is a security upgrade.
I did not expect this at all as WordPress 2.7 is supposed to be released very soon.
And what is in this security release? Well, there is one security fix and three bug fixes.
Just 5 links this week but they are all quality ones. I collected more during the week but then pulled some of them. A commenter noticed that I was being especially negative lately and I decided to remove some of the snark. This week I’ve got Gimp tutorials, information about WordPress 2.7, using the WordPress visual text editor, free eBooks, and an article about blogging from Copyblogger.
Earlier this week, I asked if you were an early adopter with WordPress upgrades. Following on the heels of that inquiry is a WordPress security update, which brings WordPress up to version 2.6.3. If you are running 2.6 or higher, you can see the message about the upgrade on your dashboard.
A vulnerability has been found with the snoopy.php file, which is responsible for the RSS feeds on your dashboard. This is not a crucial issue but snoopy.php is used by a number of plugins so, as always, I recommend upgrading.
There is, however, good news for people who are already running 2.6.2. According to Joost de Valk, at yoast.com, only three files need to be updated if you are already running the most recent version. Replacing three files via ftp or your cpanel file manager is SO much easier than a full upgrade. The three files are:
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