Archive for November, 2008
The Sister Project powered by WordPress MU
We are excited to announce the launch of our latest project, The Sister Project. The Sister Project is a blog network or family of sister blogs. Conceived by Margaret Roach, The Sister Project version 1.0 is a thread of conversation that started with just four “sisters,” Margaret, Marion, Paige and Anastasia.
The Sister Project is [...]
WordPress and WordPress MU version 2.6.5 released
WordPress has released version 2.6.5 for standard WordPress and WordPress MU.
This new update fixes one security vulnerability and multiple bugs. The security issue is an XSS exploit that only affects IP-based virtual servers running on Apache 2.x, which excludes all WebDevStudios.com servers.
As you may have noticed WordPress skipped version 2.6.4, instead going [...]
How To: Install BuddyPress and Common Troubleshooting Tips
Yesterday we setup our first installation of BuddyPress, the WordPress MU specific plugin package that transforms any WPMU installation in to a social networking platform.
BuddyPress is still in a pre-release state, and therefore the installation process has not been streamlined into a nice easy package. I decided to write this article to help anyone [...]
WordPress Thesis Theme Support and Reference List
Recently we started a project involving the much talked about Thesis WordPress Theme.
Thesis is a powerful WordPress Theme that gives users very flexible tools for customizing your WordPress powered website. With features including custom RSS feed link, customizable navigation menu, and search engine optimization right out of the box, it’s easy to see why [...]
OpenSocial Turns One, Reaches 600 Million Users
OpenSocial, Google’s application platform, just turned one year old.
OpenSocial has grown immensely in its first year of deployment. To date there have been over 315 million application installs across social networks including MySpace, LinkedIn, Bebo, Orkut, and Hi5. OpenSocial now has a total reach of 600 million users worldwide, with that number [...]
WordPress 2.7 is Coming, Beta Released!
WordPress recently released version 2.7 beta 1 of their popular open source software.
WordPress 2.7 introduces some major changes to the WordPress Administration Dashboard user interface and new functionality. The new admin menu will now be displayed in the left sidebar instead of the traditional way of displaying across the header.
The new WordPress release will [...]
