Posts filed under 'WordPress'

I am often asked why I selected bbPress forums to power the QOT Forums. I wanted a message board which was free, reliable, lightweight and easy to customize. There are many forum softwares available online - some free, some paid, but here are the reasons I chose bbPress… (more…)

Wordpress 2.5 is released and everyone wants to grab the latest version of the sleeker, faster and beautiful Wordpress. I upgraded to Wordpress 2.5 and started to write a few new posts, and was surprised by the range of new features offered while writing a post…. here are a few of them. (more…)

The much awaited Wordpress 2.5 final release is out and available for free download right now. Though the official announcement is awaited on the wordpress blog, but news is out that Wordpress 2.5 is ready. (more…)

As I switched to full feeds, concerned about feed scrappers republishing our copyrighted content, lots of helpful readers shared their views and thoughts about the issue and how to deal with it. This helped me find some WordPress plugins that can help you effectively deal with RSS scrappers. (more…)

Wordpress 2.5 final release is going to be out soon. Close on the heels of Wordpress 2.5 RC1, they have released the Wordpress 2.5 RC2, the second release candidate that wordpress developers and testers can try out right now. It promises a customizable dashboard, multi-file upload, built-in galleries, one-click plugin upgrades, tag management, built-in Gravatars, full text feeds, and faster load times. Download WP 2.5RC2 (.zip) now and join testers mailing list to report any bugs you find in the code. Here is an amazing screencast (.swf flash file) demonstrating the new WordPress dashboard and image loading features.

Yes! we are trying free full text feeds again. As we cross the 14500 RSS reader milestone today and celebrate 2 years on wordpress, I thank the QOT readers who kept subscribing to our partial feeds. But now based on a overwhelming demand and some recent inspiring articles, we are back to full text feeds. (more…)

Can’t wait for Wordpress 2.5 any longer? A sneak peek at Wordpress 2.5 promises a customizable dashboard, multi-file upload, built-in galleries, one-click plugin upgrades, tag management, built-in Gravatars, full text feeds, and faster load times. The brave and impatient ones can download Wordpress 2.5 Release Candidate 1 (.zip) right now and test drive the version. The final version will be out soon…