WordPress plugins help us make our blogs unique and more interactive but as any Open Source scripts they are frequently updated by the authors. Since your overall blog experience relies on a combined effect of the core and all plugins anytime a new version becomes available one question on your mind should be…

To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade?

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WordPress 2.3.2 released and this time around it addresses several security issues as well as bug fixes. You can read more complete details on what has changed with this release here but this is not what this post is about…

Once again I want to provide a complete set of changed files and detailed info on proper upgrade. Use them at your ow

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WordPress 2.5 has been out for a few days now and, at the suggestion of some co-bloggers on other sites, I had tried to upgrade my main blog to the latest and most-hyped version of the blogging software. However, after several hours of messing around with the upgrade, re-formatting old posts, updating current plugins, dealing

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WordPress developer Dougal Campbell recently wrote an article warning us to “upgrade or be hacked”, and then went on to say that if our plugins or other additions to WordPress no longer functioned we should “get over it” because security is more important than functionality. To really rub salt in the wound, Mr. Campbell informs

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A lot of computer users are currently debating whether or not to upgrade to Windows Vista. I've personally been using Windows XP as my primary operating system since early 2003. I've grown to love XP after the initial learning curve, more of a bump really! I have used Vista, but not for very long. I've found it to be both useful and annoyi

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In this post I will go against the flow and present my case AGAINST using Fantastico for WordPress install and upgrade. This will also address multitude of questions I receive on why my Web 2.0 Wealth product doesn’t take advantage of this method.

I want to show you exactly WHY I think Fantastico does more damage to you then it has benefit

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It’s almost that time of year again. The developers at Automattic and elsewhere around the world have been putting together the latest version of WordPress, a blogging platform used on this and a billion other sites, and it’s just about ready for release. Dubbed WordPress 2.6, this next version of the popular software is certai

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Windows Server 2008 is built from the same code base as Windows Vista; therefore, it shares much of the same architecture and functionality. Since the code base is common, it automatically comes with most of the technical, security, management and administrative features new to Windows Vista such as the rewritten networking sta

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The first rule of business is to never make it difficult for your customer to give you money. However, it seems that the people at MidPhase don't want my money, and they'd be perfectly happy if I left for another vendor of web hosting services. Considering the cut-throat marketing campaigns that go on between some of the la

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Learn how to upgrade your WordPress installation in 4 quick and easy steps. Take a full backup (both database and files), get the official upgrade from the WordPress website, unzip and upload those files, upgrade the database - and you're done! This guide has several screenshots to help you along the way with your WordPress

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Those of you out there in the wonderful world wide web that own Apple Macbook's may just be in for a fantastic little treat today. Recently, I upgraded my Macbook and I thought it would be of some value to document the process so other people could learn from my mistakes. I took some notes during the whole ordeal and after all

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Ready to upgrade to WordPress 2.5? It's a great new version with lots of new and useful administration features. But... will your plugins work? This article gives you a step-by-step way to upgrade, the professional way, with illustrations to help you understand the FTP process, and an overview of new features with tips to h

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