Mandatory WordPress security release. Upgrade now. WordPress hoodies are everywhere! Vote for WordPress and WordPress SEO Plugins. The debate over Howdy! Combining WordPress and podcast blogs. Considering moving to WordPress? Interesting use of Custom Fields. What do you want to see in WordPress 2.4? Sneak previews are starting to appear all over. Another WordPress blogger’s blog hacked. When will folks get the clue that it’s time to update your blog for your blog’s security and protection? Upgrade now.
WordPress News
Mandatory Security Release WordPress 2.3.2: WordPress 2.3.2 has been released and is a mandatory security upgrade. The full details of the update include an urgent security release to fix a vulnerability in draft posts, suppression of some errors messages that may put your database at risk, and other bug fixes. Upgrade to WordPress 2.3.2 now.
WARNING: I’ve seen many bloggers announce the new WordPress security update, debating publicly about whether or not they should upgrade or wait for the next major version. You’ve just told hackers that your blog is open for hacking. Take care in making your WordPress version public, and opening yourself up blatantly to attacks. If you choose to upgrade or not, that’s up to you, but why advertise your version vulnerabilities?
WordPress 2.4 Administration Panel Previews: The buzz around the new backend WordPress Administration Panels for the upcoming January release has arrived. Tubetorial has a “WordPress 2.4 Administration Panel Preview” video which shows just what has been done to date, with a lot more to come. Hyper SVN has a “live” demo of the new WordPress Administration Panels. Expect many of these sneak previews hitting the web as everyone wants to be the first to show it off. Also, expect to see a lot of changes before this release and the next few versions as the Administration Panels get fine tuned.
What Do You Want to See in WordPress 2.4? Andrew Benton has published a list of what he hopes to see in WordPress 2.4 (due the end of January) including improvements in the WYSIWYG Rich Text Editor, improved image handling, better community features, and built-in code formatting for publishing code in your blog posts. What do you want to see in the next version of WordPress?
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