Monthly Archives: November 2008

WordPress 2.7 – this weekend?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Owen

I heard a rumour on Twitter that Wordpress 2.7 might just come out this weekend, but so far nothing of the sort has happened. Seeing that WordPress 2.6.5 was released just a couple of days ago, I don’t have high … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.6.5 – Upgrade or not?

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Owen

WordPress 2.6.5 has been released which is probably the last release in that branch till 2.7 goes official. It represents a pretty important release because there’s a security hole that has been blocked, together with a couple of minor fixes. … Continue reading →

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New version of WP Auctions underway

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Owen

I’ve just started work on the new version of WP Auctions, a WordPress plugin that lets you auction items and services right off your own blog. It has a funky sidebar widget that pops an auction over your blog and … Continue reading →

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New icons for Wordpress

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Owen

There’s a new set of icons for WordPress, chosen from the Project Icon competition that closed recently. The new icons are shown along-side. It’s interesting to see people’s feedback on the new icons, ranging from people who like them, to … Continue reading →

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Upgraded to Wordpress 2.7 Beta 2

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Owen

I’ve just pushed this blog up to the next beta of Wordpress: 2.7 Beta 2. A number of issues have been fixed including the only problem I have hit so far (Auto-Upgrade failing because of file permissions). Apparently there were … Continue reading →

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10 great features in WordPress 2.7

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Owen

Are you excited over WordPress 2.7 yet? It’s even better than getting one of those popcorn machines for your kitchen; it’s packed full of goodies and has a number of built-in features which mean you need less plugins. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Wordpress 2.7 – Sort our your comments

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Owen

One improvement in WordPress 2.7 is the upgrade that has been made to the commenting system. WordPress now natively pages and nest comments, which is just excellent. However, it means that theme designers need to update their themes to take … Continue reading →

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Upgraded to WordPress 2.7 Beta 1

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Owen

I’ve just found out that WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 has been released and I promptly downloaded it to have a play. I must say, it looks really pretty, and looks as chic as maxim lighting. I’m not sure what functionality … Continue reading →

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