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Solve Operation Timed Out Error When Upgrading Wordpress

by nazham on February 14th, 2009

Wordpress 2.7 comes with a built-in automatic upgrade utilities, inside the control panel. Recently, Wordpress has just released version 2.7.1. I would like to upgrade it automatically, to save me the hassle of downloading, ftp-ing or installing it manually.
However, many times have I experienced “Operation Timed Out” followed by “Installation Failed” when doing so. Below [...]

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Creating an Author Page for your Blog (Wordpress)

by nazham on December 25th, 2008

Nazham.com have multiple authors. Wouldn’t it be great if it can display a little info on the authors, along with their list of posts? I’ve created the page for a while for this site,  now just to share with the viewers. Here’s how I did it.
1. Create an author.php page. The page can simply be [...]

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WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane” Available Now

by nazham on December 11th, 2008

Following my previous post, Wordpress 2.7 Coming Tomorrow, which meant to Wordpress.com users, the self-hosted version is available NOW. WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”, is available on Wordpress.org site. When you logged in to your Wordpress control panel, you will be prompt with a “WordPress 2.7 is available!” notification.
Enjoy your new Wordpress release !

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WordPress 2.7 coming tomorrow

by nazham on December 4th, 2008

According to DownloadSquad and Wordpress.com, Wordpress 2.7 is coming out tomorrow.
As promised, here is the advance notice that WordPress 2.7 is coming to WordPress.com, and will go live on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 8pm Eastern Time.
That’s 9 a.m. in Kuala Lumpur!
WordPress 2.7 represents a huge shift away from earlier versions of WordPress – at least [...]

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Protect Your Wordpress Directory from Public Browsing

by nazham on November 10th, 2008

Found a really good Wordpress security tips a while ago:
Directories should not be left open for public browsing.
There is a potential problem letting people know what plug-ins you have, or what versions they are. If there is some known exploit that is linked to a plug-in, it could be easy enough for someone to use [...]

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