WordPress 2.6.1 is a maintenance release for those already using ver. 2.6. This means bugs have been fixed although there are still some lurking around particularly in the post editor, like certain custom characters are not recognized. Those with older versions, are recommended to make an upgrade due to some neat and useful features added in 2.6. More »
If you have been manually upgrading your WordPress to a new version, you normally would follow the Three Step Upgrade guide from WordPress.org. It isn’t difficult enough to do a manual upgrade, but there are easier and faster ways to do it. If you have signed up with a web hosting provider that includes a WordPress installer, chances are, they already have a feature that would let you upgrade to a newer version from the one you originally installed from when you started. Usually, however, they don’t update to the latest version as soon as it is released by the WordPress developers.
My web host provider currently supports WordPress 2.5.1 only. More »
Finally, WordPress 2.6 is now available. Version 2.6 is named “Tyner” in honor of jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. As I have mentioned in one of my posts, there are a number of new features that were included in this release making Wordpress a powerful CMS.
Check out this video from the WordPress.org Development Team to take a quick peek on some of these new features:
Download WordPress 2.6 now.
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WordPress 2.5.1 is such a major version upgrade that I haven’t had the time to explore all its features yet, and now version 2.6 is almost ready for release. According to Ryan Boren, lead developer of WordPress, they are expecting for a mid-July release. The following are some of the new features of 2.6.
Try WordPress 2.6 Beta 1 now!
One of the most useful features of WordPress.com is the Blog Stats. Although, there are similar plug-ins one can use for the self-hosted WordPress blog, I still prefer the simple and less overwhelming stats from WordPress.com. So I was happy to know that there exists a plug-in exactly like that for my self-hosted blog. More »
First of all, welcome to my new blog!
So, this is my first entry as a newbie to blogging outside of the comforts of WordPress.com. Creating a blog that you can have control of, from editing and creating themes to monetizing it, is not as difficult as I initially thought. It is rather a pleasant challenge. And note, you don’t need to spend much too! Well, I guess that will be for another topic. There is one important point I’d like to stress though, and that is preserving what you have from your old blog—posts, comments, incoming links, search engine caches—to your new blog site without re-creating everything from scratch. Backing-up and restoring all your files is easy using the built-in Import and Export function of both WordPress.com and the WordPress open source. Getting your old and new visitors and subscribers to your new site on a new domain is tricky. More »
