WordPress 3.2 beta 1 available

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In preparation for a potential June launch of a stable version, WordPress has begun working on version 3.2.  Today, they released the first beta of this upcoming release for testing. From the announcement: It seems like just yesterday that we released WordPress 3.1, but it’s actually been almost three months. We’ve spent that time putting [...]

New WordPress release available: 3.12 prevents unauthorized publishing

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A new release of WordPress just hit the presses. Version 3.12 fixes a bug that allowed contributors to improperly publish posts on self hosted WordPress blogs. We suggest you update to 3.1.2 promptly, especially if you allow users to register as contributors or if you have untrusted users. This release also fixes a few bugs that missed [...]

Concrete5 Review

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We last reviewed Concrete5 in 2009 when it came onto the scene with a bang. Designers everywhere reacted to this new CMS with mixed feelings. Most of the people who tried it, were blown away and loved it. There were a lot of WordPress and Joomla fans who were unimpressed with the way the system [...]

WordPress 3.1.1 Released

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WordPress 3.1.1 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes almost thirty issues in 3.1, including: Some security hardening to media uploads Performance improvements Fixes for IIS6 support Fixes for taxonomy and PATHINFO (/index.php/) permalinks Fixes for various query and taxonomy edge cases that caused some plugin compatibility issues Version 3.1.1 also addresses three [...]

Win a free copy of Vigilance Pro Premium WordPress theme by Theme Foundry!

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The folks at the Theme Foundry have offered our readers an exclusive opportunity to win a free copy of their wonderful premium wordpress theme, Vigilance Pro. This theme is valued at $68! Read our review of the theme to see what it’s all about here: Vigilance Pro Review. Entering to win is easy. Just tweet [...]

WordPress Theme Review: Vigilance Pro by the Theme Foundry

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I’m a big fan of minimalist themes with nice typography and Vigilance Pro by the Theme Foundry is one of my personal favorites. I wanted to take a minute to show everyone the features and look of this theme. There are two different options available, Vigilance (free) and Vigilance Pro. While the free option may [...]

Joomla Review: Contributed by a user

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Joomla has been one of my favourite CMS’s for a while but I left it behind when WordPress answered the last questions I had with version 3. Secretly however, I have been waiting for J1.6 to come out in the hope that it also answered some of the questions I had about the last versions. [...]

WordPress 3.1 is now available and brings with it a number of new features

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The new WordPress 3.1 release is here. CMS Critic has been updated to this new release and one of the newest features is the introduction of a handy new admin bar. WordPress 3.1 Admin bar in action: The admin bar has a number of benefits such as quickly creating a shortlink, editing the post (opens [...]

WordPress 3.0.5 released

A new release of WordPress became available last night. WordPress 3.0.5 has been made available to the public. The release addresses a number of issues and provides two additional enhancements: Two moderate security issues were fixed that could have allowed a Contributor- or Author-level user to gain further access to the site. One information disclosure [...]

Critical WordPress update 3.0.4 available

Matt Mullenweg has written a new post declaring the latest update of WordPress critical and highly recommending everyone update immediately. From the post: Version 3.0.4 of WordPress, available immediately through the update page in your dashboard or for download here, is a very important update to apply to your sites as soon as possible because it [...]

WordPress 3.1 Release Candidate

The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 3.1 is now available. An RC comes after the beta period and before final release. There are currently no known issues or bugs to squash. But with tens of millions of users, a variety of configurations, and thousands of plugins, it’s possible something has been missed. So if [...]

WordPress 3.0.3 is available

WordPress 3.0.3 is available and is a security update for all previous WordPress versions. This release fixes issues in the remote publishing interface, which under certain circumstances allowed Author- and Contributor-level users to improperly edit, publish, or delete posts. These issues only affect sites that have remote publishing enabled. Remote publishing is disabled by default, but [...]