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Upgraded to WordPress 2.7

Even though I am a bit late to join the bandwagon, I’ve finally upgraded to WordPress 2.7. Up until now it feels awesome even though my theme does not support many cool 2.7 features (e.g., comment threading, pagination etc.).

I just found this awesome post by Ozh on the evolution of WordPress, which shows the change in the interface starting from 0.7.1 to WordPress 2.7. It’s amazing to see how far WordPress has gone in just 5 years !!!

WordPress 2.6.2 released

WordPress 2.6.2 has been released today following the recent alarms on possible dangers due to SQL column truncation and weaknesses of the mt_rand() function, credits to Stefan Esser. Apparently, random numbers generated by mt_rand() are not so random; and theoretically, an attacker can use this exploit to reset another user’s randomly generated password. Stefan Essar is expected to post on the details soon.

Download it here; upgrade instructions can be found here (basic), and here (extended).

WordPress 2.7, a major version, will also appear in next few months.

WordPress 2.6.1 released

WordPress 2.6.1 have been released today with some minor fixes, targeting mostly international users. A full list of fixes can be found here.

Download it here; upgrade instructions can be found here (basic), and here (extended).

I am quite content with 2.6 and wondering whether I really need to update at all.

Google says I am the “Mosharaf” ;)

Wow!!! Google really thinks so :D . I don’t know how much fight I would’ve had to put if the keywords were important, but still not bad. In a time when almost everything on the net is driven by Google, getting to the topmost position for the search result of your first name can also be considered as an achievement; at least as long as you are there :P .

WordPress 2.6 released

WordPress 2.6, code named Tyner, has been released today, one month before the schedule, and is available for download. A nice intro from Matt discussing the latest features is available in the WordPress development blog.

Here is a brief summary of the features:

  • Post revisions: Wiki-like tracing of edits
  • Press this!: Post from anywhere on the Web
  • Google Gears support
  • Theme previews
  • 194 bug fixes and many more smaller tweaks

Upgrade instructions can be found here (basic), and here (extended).

I will be upgrading ASAP. I have already upgraded :D

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