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WordPress 2.6.5 has just been released and has been labeled as a recommended upgrade. This release fixes a security issue and three other small bugs.

The following are the fixes in detail:

• Added a check for the correct post_type to blogger.editPost and blogger.deletePost.
• Updates to update_post_meta() and delete_post_meta() to ensure they work correctly with post revisions and don’t create the meta on the revision instead of the post.
• Protection for a very difficult to exploit XSS issue.
• Fix for an XSS issue with the Atom and RSS feeds on some hosting setups.

You may have noticed that version 2.6.4 has been skipped, due to a fake 2.6.4 release that had gone around the blogosphere.

On a side note, I personally won’t be upgrading anymore of my sites until 2.7 is released. I want 2.7, and I want it now!

With WordPress 2.7 coming out any day (or week) now, one thing I’d would’ve like to see them update is the built-in WordPress Theme Editor with a cleaner, more functional interface for a better user experience.

Theme Editor Used by Bloggers

Most normal bloggers and other non-programmers use the Theme Editor for editing and changing their theme’s code. Since most are unfamiliar with FTP, the Theme Editor is the best solution for messing around with their WordPress theme.

Theme Editor Used by Programmers

Most programmers and users familiar with coding don’t use the Theme Editor, and instead use FTP for transferring files. I myself am I coder, but occasionally, when I’d like to make a quick change to a WordPress theme, whether it be for a client or for personal stuff, or I simply don’t feel like opening up Transmit and Coda, I use the Theme Editor.

I’ve created a design mockup of what I’d like to see the future built-in WordPress Theme Editor look and function like: Read more…

Well, with Beta 3 just being released, it looks like WordPress is making their way very nicely with 2.7. If you have Beta 1 or 2, make sure to update via Tools -> Update menu, because there’s over 160 changes. Here are a few:

• Numerous style improvements and refinements.
• All admin notices now go under the page title.
• PHP Notice fixes.
• Dashboard widget options now properly save.
• Menu fixes.
• New design for Quick Edit.
• Canonical feed URL fixes.
• Walker fixes.
• An update for Hello Dolly.
• Plugin installer updates.
• Numerous font updates.
• Updated login logo.
• Switch position of “Save Draft” and “Preview” buttons in publish module.
• File upload support for MS Office 2007+ file formats.
• Media upload buttons won’t show if the user doesn’t have the upload capability.
• Canonical redirects only do yes-www or no-www redirection for domains.
• Shift-click checkbox range selection improvement.
• Add New User page now separate.
• Tag suggest only suggests tags (not other taxonomy terms).
• QuickPress shows “Submit for Review” if user cannot publish.
• Private posts/pages, and password-protected posts/pages are rolled into new “Visibility” section of publish module.

Click here to download WordPress Beta 3.

WordPress as we know it is a great platform to build different sort of things, including our current subject: photoblogs. There are plenty useful resources scattered around the web, and here we’re gathering them together into a single package. Do let us know in the comments if we’re missing out something here! Read more…

Ever wanted to include additional data from your post’s custom fields in the sidebar of your page? Almost every theme utilizes the sidebar.php template, but if you’ve ever tried to use the standard method of calling custom field data in the sidebar, you’ll know that it doesn’t work like you’d expect it to. Here’s the workaround. Read more…

The WordPress Development team has been making some progress over the past week, so here’s some information about the upcoming release of WordPress 2.7:

- WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 Released: The new design has almost been completely implemented.
- The original release date (Nov. 10th) has been moved to a later date, but will hopefully be released by the end of November.
- Participate in a poll regarding your favorite thing about the WordPress 2.7 beta.
- Participate in a survey regarding all the new features of WordPres 2.7, where you can provide additional feedback.
- Make your themes comments compatible with WordPress 2.7 and earlier versions.
- WordPress 2.7 Comments Enhancements: An in-depth post on the changes WordPress 2.7 brings to theme comments.

Ever had a layout with two or more sidebars? The standard convention is to put both sidebars inside sidebar.php if they’re beside each other, or one in header.php and the other in the standard sidebar template. However, there’s a quick little WordPress trick that actually allows for two separate sidebar templates.

You’ll need two files: sidebar.php and sidebar-right.php. The first will contain the first sidebar on the left of the page, and the second, obviously, contains the area for the right of the page.

Now, in your template files, you can use the <?php get_sidebar(); ?> function to call the left sidebar, as usual. But now that you’ve added a second file, <?php get_sidebar('right'); ?> can be used to call the “right” sidebar file from the template. Note: the “right” file is the only file that seems to work; ’sidebar-left’ will not.

One annoying nuance to many WordPress theme developers is how the bookmarks list is formatted by default in WordPress. While all the other lists - categories, pages, and archives - display in a nice, neat, one-level un-ordered list, it seems that the bookmarks tag does it differently. By using an extra parameter within the tag, we can easily fix this problem. Read more…