WordPress Updated Sunday 2006-10-29
In the anticipation of the 2.1 version of WordPress, here comes the bug fixed and polished 2.05 version.
If you don’t use the WordPress blogging tool, you should just download this version and follow the install instructions.
Chances are, that you already run the 2.04 version, and in that case you’ll get away cheep 
Mark on WordPress has put together a page with a Changed Files List, and what’s even brighter, he have made a diff file, containing all files that has changed since 2.04. You can download it in a ZIP archive from the same page, and just upload them to your old installation. You should the run the update script to get everything running again. If you don’t however, you will be reminded and offered an update link. Just click and you’re on the air again!
Really nice job Mark!
Truth in Blogging Friday 2006-09-15
And of course an good way of getting links, and promoting sponsors
Akismet Jubilee Monday 2006-09-11
Hurrah!!
My Akismet has just cought it’s 500:th spam, and not one slipped through.
Time to celebrate.
Promote Your WordPress Plugins Tuesday 2006-09-05
A new and promising site, for presenting and getting WordPress plugins, has just been launched. Sean Hickey, aka Headzoo, author of such efficient WordPress plugins as aLinks, Edit N Place and Create N Place, has just launched WP Plugins, a friendly place for plugin authors and bloggers to meet.
WordPress plugins abound. Due to the relative ease, with which you can create plugins for the popular blogging tool, and the flexible framework WordPress offers, a lot of functionality can be added through plugins.
There are plugins that make the administration easier, or present all kinds of statistical information. And there are plugins to include any imaginable Multimedia, and plugins to build social networks, to include other bloggers’ feeds or to earn a buck on ads.
You name it, and there is a plugin. And if there isn’t, you can write one, or just wait a while, and someone else will.
The mere amount of plugins spread out on their authors sites, makes it difficult to find that very gadget, that gives you the functionality you dream of. There are a few repositories for plugins, as Lorelle on WordPress mentions in her latest excellent article on plugins.
Sean’s idea seems to be, that they lack some functionality, be peer reviews, a voting system or the possibility to search by tag. Or maybe just too dull. I don’t know, but this new repository has all this features, a friendly look and easy navigation.
So if you are a plugins author, head over and present your plugin at WP Plugins. You’ll be on the front page immediately. It’s very simple, you just register for an account, log in and fill in a form with a description of your plugin, and a link to the install package on your site.
That’s all there is to it.
If you are a blogger in pursuit of the ultimate plugin for your needs, you may already find what you want. The site is new however, so it will take a while to get the great variety, we all want to find in the grocery
A Million WordPress 2.0 Wednesday 2006-08-23
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Podz, well known WordPress guru, wrote in Mars, 100000, “That’s a big number !”
WordPress 2.0 download counter has now passed a million – that’s one more of zeros.
Congratulations! The counter now shows a blinking instead of that big number. Maybe the counter register can’t take such a big number – like the millennium bug mistake – or the Adriane II elevation control disaster 
Tags Saturday 2006-08-12
Here are the tagging results produced by Lorelles Technorati tags bookmarklet, modified by Bavra Mann.
Technorati: tags, bookmarklet, blog
Get it, install it and tag along!
Flickr Spinnr Now Stand Alone Thursday 2006-08-10
Headzoo and yours truly have released a new version of the Flickr Spinnr. The WordPress plugin has gotten a few bug fixes, to solve problems some users had. If you use a widget aware theme, you’ll be happy to know that the Spinnr is widgetized.
The real news is that the 0.4 version has a stand alone variant. This makes it possible for you, to include the rotating cube in any web site. The requirement is, of course, that you can run PHP on your server.
If you already installed the 0.3 version of the WP plugin, it doesn’t hurt to upgrade to 0.4.
Download it from Headzoo, unzip and upload to your server – simple as 1-2-3. Set options if you like.
Documentation is included in the distribution ( PDF ).
Have a look at the stand alone version here.
WordPress 2 and Counting Sunday 2006-08-06
Just a short note for the habitual WP blogger. You’re not alone, if that’s what you thought.
The download counter is approaching one miljon. Time for celebration!
WordCamp 2006 Saturday 2006-08-05
Being a bit Swedish, I’m proud to discover that the 2006 WordCamp is run at the Swedish American Hall in San Fransisco in cooperation with Café Du Nord. The Hall was designed Swedish architect August Nordin, father of lots of buildings in that besung city.
You may want the tentative architecture of the Camp, just to know what to ( possibly ) expect. The meaning of “tentative” can be easily smelled at Podz place. The AfterParty was to be held, or is still going on at the time of writing, at Pier 38. We may be hearing from that too, as some few of the participants will probably throw some pixels at Flickr.
Matt at the event, credit: Scott Beale Laughing Squid. It’s a one day show, so I’m a bit late here – sorry about that.
Now, will the version 2.1 of the best blogging software on the planet be annonced at this WordCamp? The “What’s New in 2.1” feature list from Ryan Boren suggests something, don’t you think?
The near future will provide evidence from Matt and or Ryan, I’m sure. Just you wait and see, and may the blog be with you!
( Not to mention your plugins
WordPress 2.04 – Done Sunday 2006-07-30
Ooopee! I followed my own advice and upgraded my blogging tool to version 2.04. Like a breeze
1. Took a backup of important database table using Skippy’s‘s WP Database Backup plugin, which let me send the backup as a ZIP archive to me by email or just save it to my local harddisk.
2. Made copy of my whole blog directory.
3. Killed the wp-content/cache directory ( I had to “Clear the cache” first )
4. Deactivated all plugins
5. Downloaded the 2.04 version and unpacked in a local directory
6. Copied everything exept the wp-contents directory to the server
When I went with my browser to my blog, WP suggested that I run the wp-admin/upgrade.php, which means just to click on a link.
I the went back to the admin/manage/plugins and activated the plugins I use – é voilà !
I’m up to date.
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