WordPress 3.0 RC1 is now available and ready to test. In this release, custom menu are finished and multi-site is all set.
There are still a couple of known issues before final 3.0 release. See the detail at WordPress.org.
WordPress 3.0 Release Candidate
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WorPress 2.9 Officialy Released
December 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
WordPress version 2.9 “Carmen” named in honor of magical jazz vocalist Carmen McRae is officially released. You can upgrade easily from your Dashboard by going to Tools > Upgrade.
As Matt announced in WP blog, some of the coolest new stuff from a user point of view is:
1. Global undo/”trash” feature, which means that if you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back from the grave (i.e., the Trash). This also eliminates those annoying “are you sure” messages we used to have on every delete.
2. Built-in image editor allows you to crop, edit, rotate, flip, and scale your images to show them who’s boss. This is the first wave of our many planned media-handling improvements.
3. Batch plugin update and compatibility checking, which means you can update 10 plugins at once, versus having to do multiple clicks for each one, and we’re using the new compatibility data from the plugins directory to give you a better idea of whether your plugins are compatible with new releases of WordPress. This should take the fear and hassle out of upgrading.
4. Easier video embeds that allow you to just paste a URL on its own line and have it magically turn it into the proper embed code, with Oembed support for YouTube, Daily Motion, Blip.tv, Flickr, Hulu, Viddler, Qik, Revision3, Scribd, Google Video, Photobucket, PollDaddy, and WordPress.tv (and more in the next release).
2.9 has been an exciting development cycle, and I must say it has whetted our appetite for 3.0, which is coming next (probably this spring) and will include at the very least the merge of MU with the WordPress core, and a new default theme.
WordPress 2.8.4 : Security Release
August 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Matt at WordPress has wrote a post announcing the security release for WordPress. This is highly recommended upgrade for all users of WordPress.
Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result, the first account without a key in the database (usually the admin account) would have its password reset and a new password would be emailed to the account owner. This doesn’t allow remote access, but it is very annoying.
We fixed this problem last night and have been testing the fixes and looking for other problems since then. Version 2.8.4 which fixes all known problems is now available for download and is highly recommended for all users of WordPress.
WordPress 2.8 RC1
June 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
WordPress 2.8 RC1 is ready to test. That mean official version almost on schedule to release tomorrow, June 10th, 2009. According to the Official WordPress blog this may be the final RC released before WordPress 2.8 is released.
WordPress 2.8 Highlights
- Theme Browser and Installer.
Ability to add Custom Headers.
New drag-and-drop widgets admin interface and new Widgets API.
New ways to customize dashboard widgets.
Syntax highlighting and function lookup built into plugin and theme editors.
Configurable Views on Management Pages.
Faster Loading Admin Pages.
You can read hands-on review of these highlights at weblogtoolcollection.com
If you can’t wait till tomorrow to test this new version, you can download RC1 now.
WordPress.tv – New WordPress Support Resource.
January 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
WordPress.tv was switched on last week with a warm acceptance from both WordPress.org & WordPress.com user. So, what you can get on WordPress.tv?
There you’ll find tutorials for both WordPress self-installs and WordPress.com to help you get blogging fast and hassle-free.
WordPress.tv is also now the place to find all that awesome WordCamp footage that was floating around the web without a home. See the presentations you missed and get a peek at behind-the-scenes action. They call it WordCampTV.
You’ll also find slideshows of presentations made by WordPress gurus, plus interviews they have done with the media and fellow bloggers.
So, visit WordPress.tv regularly to extend your blogging skill and discover the tips & tricks to utilise the real power of WordPress.
WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane” Released
December 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment
WordPress 2.7 codename “Coltrane” has been officially released. If you already using 2.7 RC1 or RC2, upgrade to official release is a breeze… just go to Tools>Upgrade. If you are still in 2.6.5 or older, just using previous method, the “Three Step Upgrade” which can be found at codex.wordpress.org.
WordPress 2.7 Screenshot
As usual, before upgrade, please back-up your blog and don’t forget to go to WordPress.org to check compatibility of your theme & plugins. While you are there, also please go to blog post writen by Matt to read more about the story behind WordPress 2.7.
WordPress 2.7 RC 1
December 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
WordPress 2.7 almost come to live. With release of Release Candidate 1, this new version is now in final development stage before official release. For those who try the 2.7 Beta version, they should already know about new UI admin panel, especially vertical navigation vs horizontal navigation in current 2.6.x version.
In This RC1, admin panel even come with new menu icons created by winners of recently WordPress icon design contest. And of course there are bugs fixed for all known bugs from last Beta 3 version.
As this is not official release version, I advise you to use it only for testing or for your wordpress themes/plugins developtment purpose. For the production use, you should use the stable version, currently version 2.6.5. If you have already installed beta 3, you can update to RC1 via the Tools -> Update menu. Previous Beta version does have a bug in the automatic upgrade that breaks certain setups, so be prepared to download and install RC1 manually if you experience problems.
Want to try? Go download WordPress 2.7 RC1.
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