Category: New With Wordpress

Migrating from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org »

Jeff Chandler wrote a great article on Problogger about moving from the hosted WordPress.com to the self hosted WordPress.org.
The article is pretty simple and the task itself is actually pretty uncomplicated in moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org due in large part to the great export tool. Read the article to find out exactly how to [...]

Wordpress 2.7 »

The latest stable release of WordPress Version 2.7, also called “Coltrane” is finally out!
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The biggest changes include the customizable screen, the drag and drop dashboard, the ability to reply to comments from your dashboard, the ability to install any plugin directly from WordPress.org with a single click, and sticky posts.
Lastly this latest release from WordPress [...]

WordPress 2.6.4 a Fake and 2.6.5 Released »

According to the Mac Security Blog a fake version of WordPress software has been found making the rounds. This version of WordPress, which titles itself 2.6.4, contains a Trojan horse, which, according to reports, “contains call backs to the Fake WordPress site and looks to be stealing credentials.” A Trojan is really a program that [...]

WordPress 2.7 Beta »

Interested in Beta Testing WordPress 2.7?
You can download it now and check out for yourself what everyone is so excited about. There is an entirely new new visual design to 2.7 and should make the entire blogging experience just that much more enjoyable.
It looks as if it will live up to its original release date [...]

New Stumble! Plugin »

A new plugin for Wordpress: Stumble! for WordPress written by Brendon Boshell allows your WordPress Blog to support a “random article” feature, similar to StumbleUpon’s StumbleThru and Wikipedia’s (Mediawiki’s) random article feature.
The plugin supports basic “go to any random page” functionality, but can also integrate with Yet Another Related Posts Plugin to stumble similar articles. [...]

Wordpress for iPhone »

Wordpress for iphone is a very cool open source app that lets you write posts, upload photos, and edit your WordPress blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Works with both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org.

Wordpress 2.7 Coming Soon to a Blog Near You »

One of the most anticipated blog releases for Wordpress will be coming out in November. I was fortunate enough to get an inside view of the new wordpress version at the WordCamp 2008. This newest version, nicknamed Crazy Horse, Wordpress 2.7 will encompass many user preferred changes such as a new navigation screen, additional header [...]

WordCamp 2008 Thoughts »

Continued From Search Feature…

One of the ways WordPress will be altered for expansion in the future includes the ability to incorporate social networking using BuddyPress. Andy Peatling spoke about BuddyPress giving it the definition as a set of WordPress MU specific plugins, each plugin adding a distinct new feature. BuddyPress contains all the features you’d [...]

WordCamp SF 2008 »

Whoot.. WordCamp SF here I come. Purchased my ticket last night and very much looking forward to it all. There are some really amazing speakers on the agenda as well as some pretty unusual and creative musical acts.  Just a few of the ones giving presentations include: Tantek Çelik, Matt Mullenweg, Will Norris, Jane Wells, [...]

New Wordpress 2.6 and it’s Improvements »

We have been somewhat hesitant in jumping on the bandwagon to let everyone know about upgrading to Wordpress 2.6. This newest version came out about a month before scheduled and it drove many concerns as to the quality and performance of the newest platform. Overall we were happy to see a new version out given [...]