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November 17, 2008 by Kim Woodbridge

5 New(ish) WordPress Themes

I’m always looking out for new WordPress themes. I don’t want to change the theme of my site but I do like to download free ones that I like, test them in my staging area, and file them away for possible future use somewhere. Here are 5 new(ish) themes that I across recently that I liked and decided to share with you.

I’ve listed the main features, included a couple of screenshots, and linked to the demo. Let me know in the comments which one is your favorite, whether you even like them, or why you don’t like them at all. One note – I haven’t tested any of these themes yet. My opinion is based on the way that they look, not on the way that they work.

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November 13, 2008 by Kim Woodbridge

5 Annoying WordPress Plugins

Usually I attempt to share useful WordPress information but today, I thought we could have some fun with 5 of the most annoying WordPress plugins. Seriously, what were they thinking? Do we really need any of these? Please note, I have not tested any of these. I am basing their annoyance level completely on the demo or description of it’s purpose.

As always, please let me know about other annoying WordPress plugins. Or, even if they aren’t annoying, ones that make you ask, “What were they thinking?”

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October 27, 2008 by Kim Woodbridge

WordPress Helper: A Useful Firefox Extension

Google Analytics shows that 65% of my visitors are using Firefox. This is awesome since Firefox only has 20% market share. Since most of you use Firefox, I figured that a mention of a Firefox extension would be useful.

WordPress Helper is an extension that adds options to the right click menu under umm, WordPress Helper. It provides links to a ton of information in the WordPress Codex in an organized manner, contains specific information for versions 2.3, 2.5, and 2.6 and well as plugin and theme compatibility.
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October 26, 2008 by Kim Woodbridge

(Anti) Social-Lists 10/26/08

It’s the last weekend in October and it’s the last installment of (Anti) Social-Lists for the month. This week there is some WordPress information (what a surprise, huh?), suggestions on reducing the amount of plastic that you use, more photos of poverty, cool photos of the Northern Lights, and a new feature in gmail.

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October 24, 2008 by Kim Woodbridge

WordPress: Security Update 2.6.3 Released

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:

wp-includes/class-snoopy.php
wp-includes/version.php
wp-admin/includes/media.php

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5 New(ish) WordPress Themes

5 Annoying WordPress Plugins

WordPress Helper: A Useful Firefox Extension

(Anti) Social-Lists 10/26/08

WordPress: Security Update 2.6.3 Released

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