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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]