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
In recent weeks we have noticed a high number of users who have been compromised with the following exploit, because they were running outdated WordPress installation, vulnerable to several security flaws now patched in the latest version 2.9.1 Read more…
Wordpress
2.9.1, Blog, Patch, Security, Wordpress
WordPress was updated to version 2.8.6 last week, with a couple of new security holes patched up. You can view full information about the new version on the WordPres Blog.
Users who have installed WordPress using Fantastico, can upgrade automatically using Fantastico, or of course automatically from the WordPress dashboard.
Security, Wordpress
WordPress.TV has released live videos from a range of speakers at the recent WordPressCamp 2009. Covering almost everything WP and WPMU related, there is bound to be some useful design and development tips for aspiring WordPress gurus.
Some highlights include Eric Amundson’s talk – 5 Free Ways to Bulletproof your WordPress site, which covers quick, free, and effective ways to make WordPress installations more usable, accessible, secure, and satisfying—all in one five minute video. You can view all of the live videos from WordCamp over at WordPressTV.
Web Development, Wordpress
Backup, dev tools, Security, SEO, WordCamp, Wordpress, WordPress.TV
1stWebDesigner, has posted an article with 10 Important Tips for SEO on your WordPress blog. Detailing everything from tweaking your XML sitemaps, using “Nofollow” links, to installing some of the many available WordPress SEO plugins. Check it out at the link above.
Web Design, Web Development, Wordpress
Blog, nofollow, SEO, tips, Wordpress, XML
WordPress is by far the most commonly asked about CMS with AUSWEB customers and an increasing number who’ve picked up smartphone devices such as BlackBerry’s, iPhone’s and HTC’s, are taking their web development mobile. By far the most useful tool we’ve seen is the official WordPress iPhone app, which will let you manage most of your site’s functions quite easily.
On the other side of the fence, this means a lot of users are creating smartphone specific layouts for the increasing number of users browsing on the go, and boy are there a lot of options! Fortunately, Speckyboy dot com, has compiled a list of 7 awesome WordPress plugins to optimize your site for mobile devices, check it out below:
7-amazing-plugins-to-view-your-wordpress-blog-on-any-mobile-device-iphone-pda
Web Design, Web Development, Wordpress
BlackBerry, CMS, css, HTC, iPhone, Mobile, Plugin, SmartPhone, Wordpress
There have been a few automated tools to help you theme your WordPress installation, from automated theme generating web pages, to whole plugins for Adobe Photoshop designed to generate a theme from your .psd design files. However, for the most part they’ve all been fairly limited and quite hit and miss in terms of depth and sometimes just even working properly.
A promising new option however is ThemeDreamer, which has been built as a plugin for Adobe DreamWeaver, allowing you to easily break down the PHP file structure and dependent files of WordPress’ theme structure. Once installed Dreamweaver’s Design View editor shows the WordPress theme file ‘index.php’ reflecting the content of the linked files eg. ‘header.php’, ‘footer.php’, along with CSS styles and various WordPress Template Tag settings. ThemeDreamer simulates a typical post, and various template tag options by injecting sample data to allow you to visualize your various CSS style settings, without making repeated adjustments while testing the results in your browser, which is sure to save loads of time!
Check out the developer’s homepage for some demos and a link to download a trial version: ThemeDreamer.
Web Design, Web Development, Wordpress
Adobe, design, DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Theme, ThemeDreamer, Wordpress
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
