An update to the WordPress platform, version 2.8.2, was issued earlier today that addresses a security issue known as XSS or cross-site scripting. It’s an unexpected update, given that version 2.8.1 was released less than two weeks ago. But good to see that the community involved in WordPress development is on the case and with [...]
Creating a consistent mobile experience
July 12, 2009
One of the constant PITA experiences I have when using the web from a mobile device is the many websites you go to that aren’t optimized for the small screen of a Nokia phone, an HTC, a BlackBerry, iPhone or any other mobile device you can think of. It’s something I think that every website [...]
2009 WordCamp UK in July
May 5, 2009
The second annual WordCamp UK takes place in Cardiff over the weekend of July 18-19, 2009. It looks a terrific event, great speakers and attendees. As it largely follows an unconference format, there’s no fixed agenda but a running order and plenty of content suggestions. I was at the first WordCamp UK last year in [...]
WordPress support a phone call away
April 15, 2009
From WordPress developer Alex King, probably best known as the creator of many useful and popular WordPress plugins, this looks like a great idea: WordPress HelpCenter is a real-time support center for all things WordPress. We can answer simple questions about how to create categories and tags, how to use your links list, or we [...]
Is there a point in changing the clocks?
March 29, 2009
Unless you live in a country where the clocks never change (there are a lot of places like that as indicated by the countries and territories in red and the orange in Wikipedia’s world daylight saving time map above), you’ll have done what everyone in Europe and many other places did last night – advance [...]
How do you upgrade your WordPress?
February 13, 2009
WordPress version 2.7.1 was released this week. If you’re running the immediate prior version 2.7, you now have a built-in option to automatically upgrade your installation with literally one click to the latest version 2.7.1. So no more manual work – no downloading a zip or tar.gz file, extracting the files somewhere on your computer, [...]
Two tools to add value to your WordPress blog
January 25, 2009
One of the features that make self-hosted WordPress such an excellent content management system or blogging platform (take your pick of description) is the easy way you can extend functionality through adding third-party plug-ins. I use a lot of plug-ins – currently 35 active ones on this blog – that provide both you (the visitor [...]
WordPress 2.7 is all about the user
December 13, 2008
The latest version 2.7 of the WordPress blogging platform for self-hosted blogs was released this week, and a terrific upgrade it is. The first thing to notice is the brand new structure of the administration interface, aka the dashboard (click the thumbnails for full-size ‘after’ and ‘before’ screenshots): Most obvious in 2.7’s dashboard is the [...]
