Several people have reported problems using my Easy Gravatars plugin together with Joost de Valk’s Google Analytics Plugin for WordPress. [...]
By Dougal
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Posted in Plugins, WordPress
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Also tagged analytics, avatar, avatars, bugfix, easy-gravatars, Google, gravatar, gravatars, icons, patch, plugin, SEO, WordPress
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Over on BlogSecurity, there’s a whitepaper on How to create a secure WordPress install. It covers several areas, including MySQL setup, WordPress user configuration, Apache protection of directories, and some useful plugins. [...]
Since so many people seemed to be interested, I went ahead and coded up my new Gravatars plugin: Easy Gravatars. It’s designed to be simple to use — just upload and activate. If you want it to be a little harder, you can visit the plugin’s options page to set the size and rating for the gravatars, and even set the location of a default image, and tweak the CSS a little bit.
Download: easygravatars.zip
I’m going to put it in the WordPress Plugin Repository when I get a chance. [...]
By Dougal
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Posted in Plugins, WordPress
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Also tagged app, avatar, avatars, CSS, gravatar, gravatars, images, personalization, plugin, WordPress
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Since the upcoming WordPress 2.3 release will debut the new tagging system, I thought I’d take some time to address what it means to use “tags” versus using “categories”. These things mean different things to different people, as it’s really just a matter of how you want to use them. [...]
By Dougal
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Posted in Blogging, Microformats, Search, Semantics, Tech, WordPress
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Also tagged API, delicious, Folksonomies, Metadata, plugin, Politics, Tags, taxonomy, Technorati, Web, WordPress
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Ahoy! It’s time fer Talk Like a Pirate Day again! Shiver me timbers! Don’t forget t’ install me Text Filter Suite Plugin if ye want t’ get yer WordPress blog into th’ action.
By Dougal
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Posted in Holidays, Pirates, Plugins, TalkLikeAPirate, WordPress
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Also tagged Fun, Holidays, Humor, Pirates, plugin, TalkLikeAPirate, WordPress
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As announced on the dev blog, WordPress 2.3 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing. Some of the features of 2.3 include automatic notification for plugin and core code version updates, built-in tags support, faster javascript, and SEO-friendly URL redirection.
The new tag system includes an importer for those using the Ultimate Tag Warrior plugin, and importers for a couple of other popular plugins are in the works. [...]
WordPress 2.2.1 is now available. Most of the changes are minor bug fixes, however there are some security fixes as well. We can’t stress enough how important it is to upgrade your sites and keep them current so that you aren’t open to attacks. [...]
If you run a busy WordPress site, or even if your site just has a lot of processor-intensive plugins, then you probably already run the WP-Cache plugin (plugin directory, original announcment, recent security update info). [...]
WordPress 2.2 “Getz” is now official. I’ve listed some of the changes previously, but here’s another quick rundown:
- Atom feeds updated to Atom 1.0
- Preliminary support for Atom Publishing Protocol
- Widgets are now supported in core
- Protection against activating broken plugins
- “Deactivate All Plugins” button. [...]
