September 6, 2009
How to upgrade (from WP 2.7 or higher): it's so quick, you have no... Read more
August 12, 2009
There's a new release of WordPress available this morning: 2.8.4 is labelled a security release, so you should upgrade as soon as possible. If there's not a link on your dashboard, you can upgrade automatically through Tools > Upgrade. A word also about what this upgrade is for. Late yesterday (if you're in my time zone), a vulnerability was discovered: it was possible to generate a new... Read more
August 3, 2009
Update: There's a newer release available. WordPress has just announced a new upgrade, 2.8.3. This is a security release so please do upgrade as soon as you see the "upgrade" button on your dashboard. While you're over at wp.org, check out some of the new media-related features that may be coming in 2.9.... Read more
May 17, 2009
Photo courtesy of Eurovision TV The Beta 1 version of WordPress 2.8 was released last night (in the middle of the Eurovision Song Content - what were they thinking of?!). I'm now testing it in a couple of places, and it has some lovely new features: The theme installer is probably the headline for most people. New themes, like plugins, can now be installed from within the WordPress... Read more
November 25, 2008
WordPress have released version 2.6.5 today. This release fixes a security issue and three other small problems. You can download the newest version from WordPress: my blogsprogs need not worry, they will be upgraded tonight. And for the record, 2.6.5 is the version that follows 2.6.3: there is no 2.6.4, as that was the number attached to a fake release which was doing the rounds a couple of... Read more