Tag: WordPress

  • Upgrades to WordPress and the Thesis theme

    A new version of WordPress was released last week and I’ve upgraded this blog to that version, 2.8.5. As always, I followed my 6 tips to upgrading WordPress to ensure a smooth and trouble-free upgrade. The WordPress developers say that…

  • Why you should upgrade your WordPress blog

    If you use self-hosted WordPress for your blog and you’re not using the latest version, 2.8.4, you’re running a severe risk of your site security being compromised and even hacked. So do these three things right now: 1. Log in…

  • The changelog imperative

    A shoutout to the developers of the Blubrry Powerpress podcasting plugin for WordPress. The shoutout is for not only creating a very cool enhancement for WordPress blogs  – if you’re a podcaster with a WordPress blog, this plugin is a…

  • 6 tips for upgrading WordPress

    I upgraded this blog today to WordPress version 2.8.3, the latest version released earlier this week. For the past few years, I’ve followed a 6-step process whenever I upgrade any of my WordPress blogs.  This procedure works well for me…

  • WordPress update addresses XSS threat

    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…