Now using the Cross Registration Integration plugin with MailChimp is just a matter of setting a few simple options and before you know it, users registering on your blog will be seamlessly added to your MailChimp mailing list. If you have not done so already, you will need to install the Cross Registration Integration plugin on your WordPress blog. You can get the plugin by following the WordPress link from the plugin page. For those of you who do have the plugin installed already, I am going to assume you have also already signed up for MailChimp. » Read the Rest
Well after a much awaited released the time has finally come upon us where WordPress version 2.9, nicknamed Carmen, is available for download! For those of you who have been following this release it is pretty stinkin’ exciting! I won’t ramble on forever here about how excited I am so I will just cut to the chase, point out a few highlights, and encourage you to check out the WordPress blog for the full details and to watch the new release video they made. » Read the Rest
Over the holiday I released a new plugin called WP Feature Disable. This new plugin is designed to help put a little more control in the hands of the user to disable certain features of the WordPress platform that may be unnecessary or undesirable for a specific installation. While it currently only provides 5 options, more will be added as the plugin continues to evolve. » Read the Rest
Update:
AWeber Registration Integration version 1.2.8 was released tonight fixing a few concerns with the unique function naming methods to help avoid conflict with other plugins which might use similar functions. Also addressed were some of the issues surrounding the Opt-In display feature.
A big thanks goes out to Jim G. and Roger E. for their help identifying some bugs and wonderful suggestions! » Read the Rest
Well it seems to be that time again to update your WordPress blog to fix two security vulnerabilities that were found in the previous 2.8.5 version. Most of you out there who use WordPress as your own personal blog and do not allow any of your registered users to post are not really affected by this. It seems that the vulnerabilities can only be exploited by registered and logged in users with posting privileges. Like usual though, no one says it better than the fine folks over at WordPress… » Read the Rest
After a few months time since the last release, WordPress has announced yet another release of their popular blogging software. With the previous release being geared towards security, this new release boasts some hardening improvements that were discovered during their work towards version 2.9. One of the most important changes in this new version is the fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service problem that people have been experiencing. For a complete run down of what to expect in the new release feel free to check out the WordPress Development Blog and in the meantime here is a little clip. » Read the Rest
In a little under two weeks time since the last release WordPress has released a new version of their popular blogging platform. Version 2.8.4 is said to correct a relatively serious security issue but I think the folks over at WordPress explain it a touch better so you can catch their side of the story below. I do however encourage everyone to keep in mind that updates are released to help correct performance issues, security issues, or even just clean up previous source files to reduce overhead. In any case these updates are released to improve upon the software platform so there really isn’t much reason to put it off unless you have your own specific reasons. » Read the Rest
Just a small post today as I am currently buried in excessive amounts of other work right now. I will however expand upon this post as time serves until it eventually becomes a relatively well rounded entry. However, for the time being I am going to share just a quick bit of information with you on how to slow down the amount of spam you receive on your WordPress blog. » Read the Rest
Another step up for the blogging community was achieved as WordPress released version 2.8.3 of their popular platform. Don’t start jumping up and down just yet though expecting to see a rash of new features. This release has been marked as a security release, but this doesn’t make it any less important. The point of updates in general is to enhance and refine previous releases of a certain piece of software. When an update is released as a security update it makes it even more important because it means there is some element of the previous release that has been found insufficient or exposed resulting in a definite security concern. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you hit that wonderful little “Upgrade Now” button in your administration, or download the package and get it uploaded. » Read the Rest
If you haven’t realized it yet, I am a bit of a WordPress fan. I am also a huge fan of open source and the amazing community that comes with it. One of the problems that comes with the open source nature of software though is that it doesn’t take long for someone to figure out how to push the right buttons to possibly exploit that software or at least drain your bandwidth trying. You do however, have the power to enhance your open source installation and harden it appropriately to ensure it is much more difficult for the maliciously minded people to disturb your site. Since there are many schools of thought on best practices and most effective methods, etc… I am simply going to offer up some suggestions that are in my opinion a good place to start. » Read the Rest