WordPress 2.8 will be released in April according to this link: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.

So there is no need to speculate about summer, july or any other date. I think it’s safe to say that the WordPress team is actively involved in finalizing the testing procedures for the final release. Even though it’s soon to appear, I would still advise that you upgrade to the current version (2.7.1). Many blogs still run former versions, and it’s rather bad for your security not to be up-to-date.

Download your updates directly, and for free, from this location: http://wordpress.org/download/.

Carpe diem.

WordPress has been updated today, and the result is that now you can download version 2.6.1. As always things are painless compared with all other types of updates, and as you can very well imagine I would suggest you update your blog software before the weekend falls upon each of us.

Do yourself a favour. Keep your blogging software up to date and make sure you get the full benefits of WordPress for your blogging experience.

I won’t fall for the temptation to announce anything today because as most of you are well aware news brought on April 1^st has a tendency not to be believed. I have fallen for many of the bogus announcements in the past myself so I can fully vouch for the annoyment this creates.

Some would say it is naive to fall for these tricks and probably these people would be correct. I don’t make it any major issue other than to announce that indeed if you are a WordPress blogger the brand-new WordPress 2.5 control panel or Dashboard is very nice. Does make it even more fun to sit down and update you readers about what happens at this end.

Stay tuned.

Even the best reporter can make a mistake. Those of you who read my blog article from January 7^th entitled "WordPress 2.4 Looking Interesting Indeed…" will remember that some talked of WordPress 2.3.2 being the last version before 2.5, and some even speculating that probably at least a jump directly over to WordPress 2.4 was the most competent guess.

None of that happened, as you can read below.

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WordPress has now been released in a version 2.3.3 – mostly error corrections, but you should upgrade. If you have been waiting eagerly for news on whether a version 2.3.3 would appear or they would go straight to version 2.4 the excitement is over.

As always, you can download the latest version directly at: http://wordpress.org/

Carpe diem.

A belated Happy New Year to all readers.

Sorry for not having updated you earlier, but I wanted to share a video with you on the new administrator’s panel, and also update you on there being discussions about 2.3.2 being the last version before 2.5 in March, but others talk of January 24th for the version 2.4.

Watch the video by clicking here:

http://www.tubetorial.com/wordpress-24-administration-panel-preview/

Anyway, you should update to version 2.3.2 if you haven’t done so yet.

Stay tuned. Will be right back….

As regular readers will have noticed, the WordPress team are very quick to send out updates, bug fixes, security patches etc. It should be no surprise, therefore, that version 2.3.1 is therefore released earlier today.

If you want to read more about this update you can go straight to their website by clicking here: http://wordpress.org/development/2007/10/wordpress-231/.

All the bug fixes are described in greater detail when you click here: http://trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=2.3.1&resolution=fixed&order=priority

Remember: it is no problem to update your WordPress blog.

You can DOWNLOAD it from here: http://wordpress.org/download/.
Then you unpuck it into a library or subdirectory.
Start your FTP client and log onto the right directory on your webserver.
Mark all files and drag them over to the appropriate directory on your webserver.
Confirm overwrite so your files on the webserver are updated.

At the end follow steps 2 and 3 listed here — http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress — and you’re ready, updated and well on your way to also announcing that WordPress has been updated so others can get the same good information even when they don’t read what’s on their dashboards…

Have you taken my article from October 1st seriously? Have you begun planning your blog, setting up categories, found background materials and checked what others haven’t really blogged, written or spoken about so you could find that ideal niche for your blog?

If you have, well done. Keep up the good work.

If not, why not? What holds you back? Why not get involved and begin using all the tips in setting up your blog, monetizing it and getting content ready to build up a good and solid readership?

Use Comments to let me know what you need so I can help you even more in mastering your WordPress software.

Have a nice blogging weekend.

The new version 2.3 has appeared. As always, each upgrade is a pleasurable experience. There are always little details that suddenly are improved and the user experience is simply enhanced for each new version released. It makes mastering WordPress easier as each new version arrives.

I have no doubt you will also want to hurry to the WordPress site to read more about the update. As always, consider that upgrading your blogging software does two good things:

• protects you from security problems
• updates your files so the search engines see updated content

Thank you comments are welcome.

The boys at WordPress have done it again – found small errors, and thoroughly tested their system, and have now released WordPress 2.2.3.

As always, you can download from here: http://wordpress.org/download/

WHY Is It Important?

Very good question indeed. You should consider the fact that WordPress is very similar to a CMS system [CMS meaning Content Management System] that is a system that helps you maintain a blog without having to code anything. Such systems contain scripts. In fact the whole WordPress update contains 486 files. Those files are run on a variety of Apache and Linux servers in any variety of browsers.

Imagine this: some visitors to your blog may use Macs, and so their operating system would be called “Mac OS X”. Most Mac users would probably use the Safari browser, but you should still consider that many visitors could also be using anything from Windows (95, 98, NT, 2000, 2003 or XP and now even Vista) to Linux (which again could be either Knoppix, SUSE, Red Hat, Mandriva, Ubuntu). And this is only touching the surface of all the many operating systems around on desktops all over the world.

How about all the PDA’s which some might also use to surf your blog when they travel to and from work by train or plane? You begin to see a picture of just how many mistakes could happen, don’t you. Well, that is exactly the reason why it is a good idea to upgrade, because when the boys (and girls) at WordPress find errors, they correct them and release new versions so you can enjoy safe blogging without errors on a number of visitor platforms.

It’s a lot of work

I know, and appreciate your dilemma, but – again – you should consider how much work goes into designing a website from scratch. Once you do, you will quickly realize that the efforts in upgrading are next to nothing when compared with the amount of work (and potential for error) if you had to hand-code everything yourself. So appreciate the efforts made by the WordPress team, and keep your blogs updated so visitors can enjoy good surfing no matter what theme you blog about.

Have a nice sunday.