Version 2.8 of the popular blogging and CMS platform, WordPress, is now available for download or upgrade. I see the notice staring at me while I type this, though I’m reluctant to start upgrading all of my blogs. I haven’t seen nearly as much news and hype as when version 2.7 was released, which also [...]

Lately, I’ve been seeing some plugins updated almost daily. It really makes me wonder… Are they tested before release? It’s not a big deal if you have one blog, but if you have several, it can be a major chore to keep them all updated. And, if an update causes problems, you can be in [...]

I was using the Top Commentators plugin, created by WebGrrrl, downloaded from WordPress.org. Supposedly the latest version released by her fixed the link hijack vulnerability by allowing you to group by name or email address, but as I discovered today, it didn’t work. I don’t know if it was intentional link hijacking, but will assume [...]

WordPress states that 2.7 RC1 is ready for everyone to download and try out…
I love WordPress as much as the next blogger, but the sheer number of updates frustrates me to no end. I couldn’t imagine trying to keep several blogs 100% up-to-date. It seems like they just released 2.6.5 right after I upgraded to [...]