There’s a new security patch out which fixes an exploit that allows registered users to view trashed posts. The vulnerability was reported by Thomas Mackenzie, a security Enthusiast.
Make sure to update your Wordpress to version 2.9.2 ASAP.
Download Wordpress 2.9.2
Source: Wordpress Official Blog
Upgraded to WordPress 2.9 and your simple tags plugin stopped working? Here’s a quick fix till the author releases a new version.
// Check version.
global $wp_version;
if ( strpos($wp_version, ‘2.7′) !== false || strpos($wp_version, ‘2.8′) !== false ) {
require(dirname(__FILE__).’/2.7/simple-tags.client.php’);
Change it to;
// Check version.
global $wp_version;
if ( strpos($wp_version, ‘2.7′) !== false || strpos($wp_version, ‘2.8′) !== false || strpos($wp_version, [...]
Just finished updating to WordPress 2.6 today. Here’s a few features which caught my extension.
There’s a new recycle bin feature now called “trash”. You get to undelete posts, you get the idea.
There’s a new built in image editor. You can crop,flip,scale any image you upload.
Batch plugin updates. Finally, you get to update all your outdated plugins in [...]
Found this cheat sheet today. It’s for WordPress 2.8. It’s 5 pages and covers all WP template tags with sufficient info on each tag with sample code.
WordPress 2.8.5 is out. It’s a security release to futher secure the default WordPress installs.
The major fixes bundled with this release are;
A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack that is currently being seen.
Removal of areas within the code where php code in variables was evaluated.
Switched the file upload functionality to be whitelisted for all users [...]