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My single favorite new feature in WordPress 2.5 [Techno File]

April 9th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Advice by Chris Pommier

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There is nothing more calming than a sea of light green boxes descending in an ordered column down the page.

My partner told me tonight that I’m a tech nerd. Can you believe that?

Anyway, to extend the basic functionality of WordPress, many of us bloggers and designers rely on third-party bits of code to do the whiz-bang bits of our sites. The “bling,” as it were.

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WordPress upgrade to version 2.5 successful

March 29th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Admin by Chris Pommier

WordPress just released their official upgrade a couple hours ago. I jumped right in and followed their instructions, and it all seems to be working. I think I’ll reward myself with lunch.

Later I’ll have to come back and explore all the new features behind the scenes.

Interesting. As I write this, I notice that the news “Write Post” dashboard shows you the permalink that your post will have when you publish it. You can edit for clarity or SEO. Exciting!

However, my not-yet upgraded Simple Tags plugin doesn’t seem to be working properly. Ugh, the chore of actually typing tags awaits.

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