WordPress 3.3 “Sonny” + Security Release 3.3.1
The latest and greatest version of the WordPress software — 3.3, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt — is immediately available for download or update inside your WordPress dashboard. WordPress has had over 65 million downloads since version 3.0 was released, and in this third major iteration we’ve added significant polish around the new user experience, navigation, uploading, and imports. Check out this short video that summarizes the things we think you’ll find are the cat’s pajamas: Introducing WordPress 3.3 “Sonny” ▶ For Users Experienced users will... Read The Rest →
8 Geeky Tools Every Blogger Must Use
There are so many reasons to blog; you can express your opinion on hot topics, raise awareness for something you care about, deliver really helpful information to readers and make money all at the same time. Whatever your reason, the blogosphere has grown into quite a complex place and keeping up with the competition is a big job. Stay ahead of the game with these new, geeky tools every blogger must have: 1. W3C Link Checker: Everybody hates dead links. Especially when those links lead to something important or interesting. However,... Read The Rest →
WordPress 3.1.4 (and 3.2 Release Candidate 3)
Mandatory Security update! From the WP Blog: WordPress 3.1.4 is available now and is a maintenance and security update for all previous versions. This release fixes an issue that could allow a malicious Editor-level user to gain further access to the site. Thanks K. Gudinavicius of SEC Consult for bringing this to our attention. Version 3.1.4 also incorporates several other security fixes and hardening measures thanks to the work of WordPress developers Alexander Concha and Jon Caveof our security team. Consult the change log for more details. Download WordPress 3.1.4 or update immediately from... Read The Rest →
WordPress 3.1.1
WordPress 3.1.1 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes almost thirty issues in 3.1, including: Some security hardening to media uploads Performance improvements Fixes for IIS6 support Fixes for taxonomy and PATHINFO (/index.php/) permalinks Fixes for various query and taxonomy edge cases that caused some plugin compatibility issues Version 3.1.1 also addresses three security issues discovered by WordPress core developers Jon Cave and Peter Westwood, of our security team. The first hardens CSRF prevention in the media uploader. The second avoids a PHP crash in certain environments when handling devilishly devised links in... Read The Rest →
WordPress Plugins by YOAST
WordPress Plugins WordPress.org is powerful on its own, but its functionality can be extended using WordPress plugins. Yoast offers several WordPress plugins to optimize your WordPress SEO, track its performance and tweak the minor usability issues power users sometimes encounter. Essential Plugins If you only want to pick two of the free WordPress plugins from this site, pick these two, they’ve both proven to be best in class and will help you take your blog to the next level. Download WordPress SEO Plugin Download Google Analytics for WordPress Functionality Plugins... Read The Rest →