WordPress News For The Week Of September 12th 2008

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*WordPress 2.6.2 Released* – WordPress 2.6.2 was released earlier this week to fix a security problem dealing with the mt_rand php function. You really need to upgrade your blog if you allow open registration. The problem is not tied strictly to WordPress rather, this issue affects many other PHP apps as well such as Vbulletin. - http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/

*Development Progress * – Noel Is Redesigning the Press This bookmarklet to make live blogging easier as well as going for a more streamlined approach

Take one of wp_list_comments() with threaded comments support is in. To get threaded comments, themes will have to change to make use of wp_list_comments(). You can still use the plugins already available if preferred.

Columns can be hidden on the various management pages. Posts and Pages are done with the others on the way. If you use Categories and not Tags, for example, you can hide the Tags column.

The first cut of Inline Editing is in thanks to Aaron Harp. Posts and pages can be edited inline. Click the “Quick Edit” link to try it out.

*WordPress.com Video Tutorials* – WordPress.com now hosts a series of screencast tutorials which explain everything from creating a gallery to embedding a YouTube video. You’ll find these new videos within the WordPress.com FAQ.- http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/wordpresscom-faq-screencasts/

*Plugin Of The Week* – Progressive License – Progressive license is a plugin that gives authors an opportunity to put Creative Commons or Custom Licenses on their content. It also gives authors the ability to put time frames on the licenses. This give the authors the chance to use a different license depending on how old their post is.- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/progressive-license/

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