If you haven’t logged into your WordPress dashboard recently, you may have missed the release of the latest major update for WordPress which is now at version 3.0 and features loads of cool new features and fixes:
Major new features in this release include a sexy new default theme called Twenty Ten. Theme developers have new APIs that allow them to easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus (no more file editing), post types, and taxonomies. (Twenty Ten theme shows all of that off.) Developers and network admins will appreciate the long-awaited merge of MU and WordPress, creating the new multi-site functionality which makes it possible to run one blog or ten million from the same installation. As a user, you will love the new lighter interface, the contextual help on every screen, the 1,217 bug fixes and feature enhancements
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Blogging, Wordpress
Blog, CMS, Update, Version 3.0, Wordpress
A new WordPress update has been made available for download – WordPress 2.9.2 has been released to fix a security vulnerability involving the system’s ‘Trash’ function.
According to the development team, a user discovered a problem where WordPress users can access other authors’ deleted mail. As usual you can auto-update from the WP Dashboard, and be sure to backup your existing site & databases beforehand.
Blogging, Wordpress
2.9.2, Blog, Patch, Security, Update, Wordpress
Recent versions of Bind distributed by RedHat and CentOS enable strict zone checking at startup time. This setting can potentially cause problems for Bind users with a large number of zone files or syntax errors in individual zone files. In these circumstances, users may experience an inability to restart Bind after a shutdown.
cPanel has produced and distributed an autofixer for this condition. This repair will run automatically on all systems with updates enabled. However, cPanel checks only occur at specific times and depending upon update schedules, users experiencing issues restarting Bind may benefit from manually executing the code to disable strict zone checking. You may safely execute the autofixer at your discretion by running the following command:
/scripts/autorepair bind_disable_checkzone
Blogging, Domains, Operating Systems, cPanel
Your WordPress database contains every post, every comment and every link you have on your blog. If your database gets erased or corrupted, you stand to lose everything you have written. There are many reasons why this could happen and not all are things you can control. But what you can do is back up your data. After all, it is important. Right?
Below are instructions to back up your WordPress Site and your WordPress Database. In addition, support is provided online at the WordPress Support Forum to help you through the process.
Making backups is essential because problems inevitably occur and you need to be in a position to take action when disaster strikes. Spending a few minutes to make an easy, convenient backup of your database will allow you to spend even more time being creative and productive with your website.
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups
Blogging, Scripting & Coding, Wordpress
WordPress developers have warned users their popular CMS is under attack from a ‘clever’ worm that automatically compromises unpatched versions of the WordPress system. The particularly nasty bug crawls the web for vulnerable WordPress installations, installing malware, deleting content, and generally wreaking havoc wherever it can on unpatched installations.
WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg eloquently implored WordPress bloggers to update more frequently. Originally, updating the WordPress system was a rather laborious process. However, newer versions offer fast and simple one-click upgrades. The two most recent versions of WordPress (2.8.3 and 2.8.4) cannot be attacked by the worm discovered this week, and blogs hosted at WordPress.com are also apparently immune.
Moral of the story, update and update often!
Blogging, CMS, Security, Wordpress
CMS, Malware, Patch, Security, Update, Wordpress, worm
Here’s a roundup of some of the most popular open source content management system’s (CMS) available. As to be expected WordPress, Joomla! and Drupal round out the most popular, but there’s no shortage of options out there for managing your website content. There may even be a lesser known CMS which is better suited for your websites particular needs or preferences.
View the whole list here: Content Management System Roundup.
Blogging, CMS
Blogging, CMS, drupal, Joomla, Wordpress
WordPress has just patched a security vulnerability in version 2.83 which allowed anyone to remotely lockout an admin user by resetting the password, by means of a special URL link.
“The bug … is trivial to exploit remotely using nothing more than a web browser and a specially manipulated link. Typically, requests to reset a password are handled using a registered email address. Using the special URL, the old password is removed and a new one generated in its place with no confirmation required.”
WordPress have quickly fixed the vulnerability in version 2.84 and it is recommended you patch ASAP. Full information available at the link below and as always, users managing their WP installations via Fantastico should follow the correct backup procedures before upgrading.
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/
Blogging, News, Security, Wordpress
2.83, 2.84, Blog, Patch, Security, Vulnerability, Wordpress
File Under “Faulty Plumbing”: For nearly three months, malware planted by hackers on servers operated by Network Solutions intercepted more than 573,000 credit and debt card numbers used to services rendered by the domain registration and hosting service provide.
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Blogging, Domain Names, Domains, Security
Here at AUSWEB we have a huge number of users running WordPress websites from personal blogs, to business oriented websites and even us here on the AUSWEB Blog!
Thanks to the huge community of WordPress users there exists a huge pool of custom scripting, plugin and theme/design resources out there for you to add various features to your blog. Often overlooked however are some of the more recent in-built features for WordPress such as shortcodes which allow you to easily call php functions within your posts, thus saving time by speeding up repeated tasks.
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Blogging, CMS, Scripting & Coding, Web Development, Wordpress
API, Blog, Blogging, CMS, php, shortcodes, Wordpress
