The WordPress team noticed some suspicious changes made to the AddThis, WPtouch, and W3 Total Cache plugins in the official plugin directory. The three plugins have been updated to remove the suspicious code, and all account passwords on WordPress.org have been reset as a precautionary measure. If you have an account on WordPress.org, you’ll need to reset your password. To avoid future problems, or at the very least notice such activity sooner, the WordPress team has enabled notification emails for all plugin developers for whenever their plugin files are changed. If you have a WordPress.com account or a self-hosted WordPress blog, this reset did not affect your own user account, but you should probably immediately upgrade your copies of AddThis, WPtouch, and W3 Total Cache, if you’re using them of course.
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With the release of RC 1, WordPress 3.2 is fast approaching completion. Besides some notable changes, WordPress 3.2 has actually received a total of over 370 changes to date. Not only will this version of WordPress be dropping support for Internet Explorer 6 and requiring a minimum of PHP 5.2.4 and MySQL 5, but it will be introducing distraction free writing, a new Dashboard, Twenty Eleven, and an expanded Admin Bar. Which feature are you looking forward to the most?
[Continue Reading...]WordPress 3.2 RC1 has been released. The release candidate stage is that special stage after beta which pretty much amounts to, “We think we’re done,” so now is the time for the community to really dig in, find bugs, and share some honest feedback. Over 360 tickets have been closed, so quite a bit has changed since WordPress 3.1, which means that now is definitely the time for plugin and theme developers to test their products before WordPress 3.2 is officially released. If you find any bugs, please check the known issues first, then file a bug report. If you need any help, please feel free to contact the WordPress.org Support Forums. What do you think of WordPress 3.2 so far?
[Continue Reading...]Less than a month ago, Jeff announced the end of long-time WordPress community, news source, and podcast, WordPress Tavern. While all seemed lost, WordPress Tavern was picked up by an anonymous buyer, and as announced, Jeff will be containing to helm the community as always with no major changes in store for the foreseeable future. This is definitely a major victory for Jeff and the WordPress Tavern community, who’s forum had often been the go-to place for the greater WordPress community outside of the walls of the WordPress.org forums. Well done, Jeff!
[Continue Reading...]WordCamp San Francisco, “the official annual conference of the WordPress open source project” and heralded by many as the largest annual gathering of WordPressians, is putting out the call for speakers for the 2011 convention. This year’s WordCamp SF will be held at the Mission Bay Conference Center from August 12th – 14th, and they are “expanding the programming for publishers, bloggers, and developers.” I’ll definitely be there this year. How about you?
[Continue Reading...]WordPress 3.1.3 and 3.2 Beta 2 have been released. Both releases include a number of security fixes and are recommended for all users. WordPress 3.2 Beta 2 also introduces support for Google Chrome Frame, an enhanced blue Dashboard color scheme, and a new version of jQuery. Don’t delay, upgrade today!™ And, if you run into problems, contact the WordPress Support Forums.
[Continue Reading...]WordPress for iOS 2.8 has been released and is a rather significant update. A new Quick Photo feature, soon to be the favorite of mobile photo bloggers everywhere, allows you to go from camera to post in one easy step. WordPress.com and Jetpack stats have finally be added to the app. The app has now been fully translated into ten languages. Over 75% of reported crashes have been fixed. If you have struggled with the iOS app lately, it’s definitely time to update. What do you think of the new release?
[Continue Reading...]Starting with the 3.2 beta, WordPress contributors are now credited on a fancy new page in the Dashboard. Data is pulled from the contributor’s WordPress.org profile (for example, Andrew Nacin’s profile), so make sure that yours is up to date! It sure is great to see some up-front recognition for all of the contributors to WordPress. What do you think? Is this a step in the right direction?
[Continue Reading...]WP On Tour is an in-planning international coworking trip geared towards anyone with an interest in WordPress. The idea is to step out of your daily (office) environment and work at a challenging location somewhere in the world. Like a holiday, but then with WordPress geeks Everybody is welcome: bloggers, designers, programmers, entrepreneurs, etc. Simply 1 week of fun, working, sightseeing, brainstorming, relaxing and inspiring each other. The trip is being planned by Automattic Happiness Engineer, Karim Osman, and expected to last anywhere from five to seven days. At this time, there are no details on a location, but wherever it is, there will definitely be plenty of WordPress enthusiasts working and socializing. If you can’t wait to get involved, Karim is looking for a killer logo for the event. What do you think of the event? Would you travel to work alongside an international collection of WordPress stars?
[Continue Reading...]About the Author
- James
James began using WordPress in 2004. Being new to WordPress (and blogging in general), he quickly found the WordPress Support Forums and basically never left. James currently resides in sunny Southern California, where he enjoys bringing happiness to millions of WordPress.com users.
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