does anyone update their wordpress?

blade007

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I have just seen that 2.2 is available, with some bug fixes and security updates. I'm still running 2.04 on one of my blogs.

How many people update?
 
I'm currently tracking the 2.1 branch of their svn repository. Once I check out the compatibility of my theme and plugins I'll update to the 2.2 branch. I like to keep things up to date simply for security reasons, and subversion makes doing so really easy.
 
I always update mine to the latest version, but never straight away, I'm too lazy.

Is 2.04 before or after the major security fix? I think it's before, might be an idea to update yours, blade007.
 
Everything checked out, just switched to 2.2 and it all went without a hitch, although I had to get a plugin to disable the Wordpress Widgets which are now built in. As the theme I use has a system called side bar modules which does the same thing but with more options.
 
done it. :)

much simpler than I expected. 10 mins, and that included backing up of everything.

got the latest and greatest.

ta everyone. I thought it was the case ..
 
I'm still on 2.13, didn't know there was a new version.

Some update notes would be handy, but couldn't find them… :o

Nvm, found it, but if it breaks my Ajax I aint going to be happy. :p

Edit: Ffs, damn user online plugin deletes the MySQL table when you deactivate, most annoying. :(
 
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WotDa said:
I'm still on 2.13, didn't know there was a new version.

Some update notes would be handy, but couldn't find them… :o

Nvm, found it, but if it breaks my Ajax I aint going to be happy. :p

Edit: Ffs, damn user online plugin deletes the MySQL table when you deactivate, most annoying. :(
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That's a bit sucky, they should give it a "delete added information" option to the options page so that you can deactivate without binning it. In future don't deactivate it, but move it out of the wp-content/themes directory.
 
Moredhel said:
That's a bit sucky, they should give it a "delete added information" option to the options page so that you can deactivate without binning it. In future don't deactivate it, but move it out of the wp-content/themes directory.
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:) not really had a look at the options, but it's not too hard to just copy and paste the table back :p

Code: 
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `wp_useronline`;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `wp_useronline` (
  `timestamp` int(15) NOT NULL default '0',
  `userid` int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
  `username` varchar(50) NOT NULL default '',
  `displayname` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `useragent` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `ip` varchar(40) NOT NULL default '',
  `location` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `url` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `type` enum('member','guest','bot') NOT NULL default 'guest'
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;

-- 
-- Dumping data for table `wp_useronline`
-- 

INSERT INTO `wp_useronline` VALUES (1179341934, 0, 'yahoo', 'Yahoo', 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Yahoo! Slurp; http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/slurp)', '74.6.86.34', 'Jasatech Graphics » User’s Online', '%2Fusers-online%2F', 'bot');

See, it's still in my clipboard. :p
 
I updated to 2.2 yesterday afternoon - about 10hrs after it was released.
I tend to be quite quick with regards Wordpress updates as they do a good job on QC before releasing their builds to the public.

While on the subject of Wordpress.
Back in the day, Wordpress used to have a "Calander" display in the right panel.
If there was a post on a particular day it was marked in bold.
That was removed, I believe with V2.
I use Wordpress with the basic/default theme (which I do like), however I wouldn't mind a small Calander again.
Anyone know how I can add one?
 
Actually the new sidebar widgets come with one. At least they do in 2.3-alpha which is what I'm playing around with locally.
 
Currently on 2.0.9, upgrading to 2.0.10 now, not progressing upward to the 2.1 or 2.2 branches as site is rather major (largest independant games blog in the UK) and if we have downtime due to theme breakage or the like, we have a lot to loose.

One day we will do a full test and confirm the site is 2.2 compatible, but we are safe on this for now.

Up until recently GoNintendo used a 1.x build iirc.
 
that's the very thing with wordpress though ... there must be more than a million WP blogs out there. Once a hack, and that would mean a big choice for Mr Sad-o Hacker, is discovered then they can start looking and trying stuff.

sometimes a propriety system would be cool, because no one would know it. But Wordpress is sooo good.

Does anyone know blogs that have been hacked?
 
Yeah. I know about quite a few in the games industry that have been, just due to 0day exploits and the like :/
 
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