WordPress News

We hope the new year brings cheer and good news to your life. For the WordPress family, the year starts on a positive note. ArsTechnica names WordPress the Web Application of the Year! The blurb reads: Let’s face it. Blogs are in fashion, and why not? Vanity knows no bounds, and there are some people […]

Some enterprising individuals have noticed that the version number in the nightly builds has jumped from 1.3 to 1.5. I’ve heard a number of interesting ideas for why this is, including: Even numbers are soooo 2004 2 + 3 = 5 (who can argue with that?) They released 1.3 without telling us They’re switching to […]

Just a quick note to say the WordPress discussion lists will be down for a few more hours while we transition the archives and subscriptions from the old system to the new one. When everything is back to normal we’ll update this post. I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays as much as we are. […]

If you load up your blog and see something like this: Database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,] SELECT DISTINCT ID, category_id, cat_name, category_nicename, category_description, category_parent FROM blog_categories, blog_post2cat, blog_posts WHERE category_id = cat_ID […]

WordPress 1.2.2 is now officially available for download. This release fixes a few bugs and security issues and is recommended for all 1.2 users. There have only been minor changes since the last release, so if you’re upgrading from any 1.2 version you can follow the normal upgrade instructions. Here’s a few of the things […]

Comment spam is a problem that hits many blog systems, but fortunately on WordPress there are some very robust ways to deal with this scourge. We’re building some important protections into 1.3 but in the meantime you should take action to protect yourself. Our own Podz has put together a great resource on the Codex […]

The generation of the nightly builds has now been automated, so from now on we will have one nightly build each night. This should make it easier for folks involved in testing and debugging to grab the latest, bleeding-edge code. We do not recommend nightly builds for regular usage, so please do not use a […]

Now there is one blog to cover them all. Planet WordPress is an aggregation of mostly WordPress related posts from the blogs of the WordPress developers, and a few other blogs that belong to WordPress hackers and trackers. You will find posts from the following blogs at the WordPress Planet: Alex King (feed) Blogging Pro […]

WordPress 1.3 will enable you to use Themes to design and style your weblog. Work on this feature has been in progress for quite some time now. Work started back in September. Now the shape of things to come seems clear. The next version of WordPress will have support for user-defined themes built in. Until […]

We’ve been taken to task for neglecting this space, so I’ll give a quick update. No, we are not dead. Quite the contrary. We are busily working on 1.3. We’ve been lowkey about the features in 1.3 because we don’t want to hype what isn’t finished. That said, we’re getting to the point where a […]

And in other news… Firefox 1.0 is now gold. The Mozilla sites are swamped right now, so I’ve currently got a torrent of the US English version for Windows going. Download some fresh, hot browser goodness, and don’t forget to spread the word. If you don’t already have a BitTorrent client, try BitTornado.

I am relieved to announce that WordPress 1.2.1 is now available for download. This release addresses a few bugs and minor security issues with 1.2. We’ve also backported the new login system from 1.3 that is much friendlier and should address many of the problems people have had with logging in and cookies. Upgrading Upgrading […]