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Jan 3, 2010 at 4:13 am
Today, I tried another WordPress plugin called “Automatic WordPress Backup”. This plugin will help blog owners to create backup remotely to Amazon S3 service. Since I’m using it and pretty satisfied with the billing usage, I installed it at some [...]
Sep 14, 2009 at 3:34 pm
In the last two days, I was working on an experiment to use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon CloudFront together with WordPress. It’s not primary for my blog, but for my friend. There are many tutorials and good [...]
Jul 15, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I think I like the concept behind new Automattic’s website. The products and descriptions are haiku-powered. This is how they explain about WordPress.com service: Hassle-free blogging Even with your own domain Freemium model About Akismet: Remember the days Innocent inboxes gleam Be spam-free again. For complele list, go [...]
Jun 13, 2009 at 1:49 am
I just upgraded my WordPress engine to the latest version. This new version offers some improved and new features. One of them is about body_class() function. Nathan Rice has a definition about this: The body_class() function operates in nearly the exact [...]
May 14, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Recently WordPress hosted service introduced a new featured call Post by Email. It’s like Posterous. This new feature is available for WordPress.com users. If you’re using WordPress.com, head to Post by Email detailed information. But, what about self-installed WordPress? This feature [...]
Feb 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Feb 20, 2009 at 1:40 am
Finally, WordPress now offers a better search engine for its plugin directory. It is using Sphinx right now. But, it does not search plugins by authors and tags. It only reads all information from readme.txt file which is delivered in [...]
Feb 18, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Today, I was helping my client upgrading her WordPress-powered blog. He was using Wordpress 2.6.x series. I upgraded using the standard procedur, and I thought the whole process was painless. But, it was not. I could not access its “Dashboard”. [...]
The first maintenance release for WordPress 2.7 is ready to download. Using the auto-upgrade tool from the dashboard, it should not be painful. I’ve upgraded, and it only took few seconds. :)
Dec 30, 2008 at 11:33 pm
When I had problem with WordPress installation, it was about WordPress Admin Area (Dashboard) Redirect Loop, I got the solution. Today, I experienced different problem. Still related to WordPress. Okey, I’m not going to tell you that the problem only happens [...]
Dec 25, 2008 at 1:33 am
As WordPress users, we can contribute to its development in many ways. But, if you do not involve actively in the development, you can get involved by participating in a survey. This survey will help WordPress developers to determine which features [...]
Dec 15, 2008 at 11:42 pm
I have been very busy in the last few weeks, many things to do. I needed to recharge my energy. And this is the result: a new design for my blog. I created this theme for fun, at least to [...]
Dec 11, 2008 at 9:55 am
I just upgrade my blog to WordPres 2.7 stable release, code name “Coltrane”. Since I have been using WordPress 2.7 branch — I only upgraded from WordPress 2.7-RC2 released yesterday. And, the built-in core updater is VERY useful. I took [...]
Dec 6, 2008 at 11:37 pm
WordPress 2.5 already provide two types of color schemes for dashboard. They are “Classic” and “Fresh“. By default, you will have the “Fresh” color scheme. It’s light shades of blue. If you like the darker blue, you can switch to [...]
Dec 4, 2008 at 2:01 am
WordPress.com users are very lucky. If you’re one of them, get ready for the new WordPress 2.7 experience. On Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 8pm Eastern Time (8am, Friday in Jakarta), you should see a brand new dashboard at WordPress.com. [...]
Dec 3, 2008 at 10:35 am
Here are some news I noted for this few weeks. Pownce is acquired by Six Apart, a company behind Movable Type, Typepad, and also VOX. I got the invitation in July 2007. After that, I did not use it regularly. What’s [...]
Dec 1, 2008 at 3:21 pm
WordPress is known for its fast development. But for some people the upgrade process can be painful. I mean, not the “press the upgrade button”, but the download source, and uploading. If you have slow internet connection, you know what [...]
Nov 3, 2008 at 12:58 am
I just upgraded my blog to WordPress 2.7-beta1. I took the risk to use the beta release. The upgrade process run smoothly without any issue. The biggest changes are on the Dashboard interface. It took for few minutes to explore [...]
Oct 30, 2008 at 5:14 am
We can add WordPress application for LinkedIn now. With the WordPress App, you can sync your WordPress blog posts with your LinkedIn profile, keeping everyone you know in the know. Once added, you can filter your posts with a special LinkedIn [...]
Oct 26, 2008 at 1:26 am
I just upgraded my WordPress to the latest version: WordPress 2.6.3. This is a maintenance release, anyway. Since I like to have the most updated WordPress, I have no reason not to upgrade it. This release fixes some security vulnerability. To [...]
Sep 11, 2008 at 5:00 am
For WordPress users, Sandbox is probably one of the theme tools. Using Sandbox we can customize the theme without getting bothered with WordPres template tags, which are in PHP. We only need to deal with the CSS file. Remember about last [...]
Sep 3, 2008 at 1:22 am
In the coming WordPress 2.7, it's not getting easier for users, but also for developers. There will be a page called "Install Plugins" (the name might change). Here, we have a page displaying many related sub-menus about plugins like: Search Plugins, Upload a Plugin, Featured Plugins, Popular Plugins, Newest Plugins, Recently Updated Plugins.
Aug 26, 2008 at 9:34 pm
I just downloaded new files for the upcoming WordPress 2.7, and gave it a try. You do not need to worry, because it will not be available in the next few weeks (Schedule: November 10, 2008). So, you do not [...]
Aug 4, 2008 at 1:59 am
A good news from WordPress.com team. Now, they offer 24/7 support for WordPress.com. Not long ago, our team was online 9 a.m to 4 p.m. PDT to answer your questions and keep your blog running smoothly. Soon after, we brought it [...]
Aug 1, 2008 at 8:14 pm
After upgrading to WordPress 2.6, I found no big problems. Everything looks fine. There are already many features offered, but do I use them all or try to get benefits from them? I don’t think so. I only use some [...]
Jul 15, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Today, WordPress 2.6 is available with code name “Tyner”. You can read what features shipped in this version at WordPress Development blog. I have been following WordPress 2.6 since the beta release from Sub Version, and it looks good. So, [...]
Jul 14, 2008 at 4:34 am
If you’re using desktop blogging client to publish your content, and you’re using latest WordPress version (2.5.1), you should have no problems at all. But, if you upgrade to WordPress 2.6, you should adjust some settings. I tried to publish [...]
Jul 4, 2008 at 9:58 pm
If you’re using WordPress.com service, you probably notice that there is a new link in the upper right of dashboard navigation. It says “Turbo“. This is a new feature offered by WordPress.com, telling that WordPress.com is Google Gears-friendly website. In [...]
Jul 4, 2008 at 9:25 pm
If you have your blog installed in your own webhosting account, there is another nice strategy to combat spammers and also unwanted traffic by Donncha O Caoimh (he is a WordPress developer). It’s because sometime antispam plugins like Akismet or [...]
Jun 28, 2008 at 1:59 am
WordPress relies on wp-config.php file to connect to database. Here, there are some basic settings about our WordPress installation like database-related information and language interface. When we upgrade our WordPress installation to new release, we can have our WordPress blog [...]
Jun 28, 2008 at 1:36 am
Using WordPress, we can make non-post content easily. This non-post content is known as “Pages“. It is also easy to display the created pages, using wp_list_pages template tag. We can also manage the order of pages — when displayed in [...]
Jun 20, 2008 at 3:42 am
XML Sitemaps are available for WordPress.com-powered blogs. What all WordPress.com users need to do to get this feature? Well.. nothing. It’s already done automagically. (source) All in One SEO Pack is not dead. Right now, it is compatilble with the latest [...]
Jun 16, 2008 at 4:06 pm
The coming WordPress 2.6 (scheduled to be released on August 7th, 2008, or July 7th, 2008) will have more features. Most of you probably heard that about the probably-most-well-known Post Revisions feature. But, there are some other features that should [...]
Jun 15, 2008 at 2:18 am
Yesterday, I helped my client to upgrade some of her WordPress-powered blogs. When I ugpraded WordPress — mine, friends’ or clients’, I found it very easy; and the process run smoothly. The only difference — when I updated my client’s [...]
Jun 12, 2008 at 2:56 am
After having TypePad AntiSpam installed in my blog, I noticed that it works very well. I had more than 240 spams filtered by this plugin. I’m satisfied with the result. But, I decided to deactivate it, and go back to my [...]
Jun 5, 2008 at 4:03 am
I am currently working on a WordPress-powered site. One of its features is a download section. After comparing some WordPress plugins, I decided to use Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan’s WP-DownloadManager. When I use that plugin on WordPress 2.5.1, I got an error. [...]
May 18, 2008 at 6:07 pm
When I jumped to WordPress from Movable Type, my first must-have plugin was Akismet. Those who use WordPress must be familiar with this plugin. Besides Akismet, there are many plugins and methods available like Spam Karma, Defensio, Bad Behavior, and [...]
Apr 30, 2008 at 7:10 pm
After moving from Movable Type and WordPress, I feel that my blogging productivity is increasing. I mean, I have more posts this month. Yeah, probably it’s not about the engine. It’s probably about the spirit of blogging. But, for me… [...]
WordPress 2.5.1 is available. It’s recommended to upgrade to this version. More than 70 bug fixes and performance improvements. If you want to manage your blog categories (in WordPress), there is a plugin called Batch Categories. It will help us batch [...]
Apr 21, 2008 at 2:24 am
Today, I released a WordPress theme. This theme is called Oh My Grid. I designed this theme based on theme I use for my blog. If you run WordPress 2.5, you should find no problems — if you found one, [...]
My girl just redesigned her blog. Great job, La! Currently, her blog is running on WordPress 2.5.
http://wpmuhosts.com is a list of sites powered by WordPress Multi-User, just in case you want other alternatives than wordpress.com. Currently there are more than 80 sites. You can add yours too if you want. (via)
Apr 17, 2008 at 1:38 am
WordPress 2.5 did a major redesign on its user interface — also known as Dashboard. And, it looks great. But, this time, I will not talk about WordPress. It’s Movable Type. Right now, Movable Type is on its latest stable [...]
Apr 7, 2008 at 4:34 pm
One of the gret improvements offered by WordPress 2.5 is on the dashboard interface. Collaborating with Happy Cog studio, WordPress offers some great improvements. One of them is about managable widgets for dashboard. It means, we can manage what kind of 'widgets' should be presented on the dashboard.
Apr 6, 2008 at 4:55 am
Reading what Derek Punsalan mentioned about custom error database connection page, his updated tutorial is very interesting. I mean, we (actually) can modify that error page into something better. In short, to have a custom page for database connection error page, just create a file called db-error.php and put it under your /wp-content/ directory. That's it.
Apr 4, 2008 at 8:56 pm
This week, I decided to switch from Movable Type to other blogging platform. This site (orangescale.net) is no longer uses Movable Type. For me, it's not an easy decision. I have been blogging using Movable Type for years. I still remember when I use Movable Type 2.66 in 2004 (wow, it's 4 years ago!). When WordPress released its very initial package in 2003, I also installed it. I watched this two leading blogging platforms. Probably, few years ago, WordPress was just a small piece of software compared to Movable Type.
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