SporkBomb

To be frank, I have attempted this whole blogging thing before, but I could never stick with it. In the past I have used WordPress (WP) exclusively as my blog publishing platform. I was reasonably happy with it. Everything worked reasonably well and the community was second to none. The only (sort of) negative thing in my view were the frequent updates. Now, don’t get me wrong; I like my software secure and fresh as much as the next guy, but the vulnerabilities kept being discovered and patches kept being made. I’m not really complaining, just noticing. I assume that some people may perceive frequent updates to be a bother. continue reading »

While this wasn’t very surprising on the grand scheme of things, I was still a bit put off by the news when I read it in my favorite RSS software–NewsFire (Mac only).

That’s right, WordPress 2.5 is out and all the 2.5 RC2 testing I did was all for nothing but the fun of it. Great, I don’t mind!

Anyway, everything in yesterday’s post still applies. Keep in mind that wp-content is not to be deleted. In fact, if you somehow manage to delete it, make sure you restore it from backup before attempting the upgrade. If you accidentally delete your default theme, you will be greeted by the “white screen of death.” In order to remedy this, simply go into http://yourblog/wp-admin and select a different theme.

As of today at 4:30PM EST, this blog is running on the second release candidate of WordPress 2.5. On the 26th of this month, Matt Mullenweg posted a short screencast of WP 2.5’s new features. This screencast inspired me to give the new version a try. On a side note, I hope Matt gets better in his dental situation (watch the screencast for more info). continue reading »