WordPress 2.9.2 was quietly introduced last night to the community as an upgrade option and as always creates the question – should you upgrade to latest version or not?

I upgrade my blog with no issue but before you choose to do so I recommend you read the release notes. It is a fix for a bug that becomes apparent only on blogs with multiple users and ONLY if you trash posts that you don’t want others to see.

If that fits your blog description and you don’t want others to be able to dig through your “Trash” then upgrade is an easy decision but knowing that new release is probably not too far off – it is not mandatory upgrade.

But on side note – it didn’t introduce any issues and with new, Automated Upgrade options we have under Tools->Upgrade, I don’t see why Not To Upgrade!

As expected WordPress 2.9 have been released on December 18 and while this version  is not a security release, it contains quite a few bug fixes as well as enhancements! Couple most notable features added to latest version are:

• Basic image editing capabilities – love it for quick edits!
• Ability to add video to WordPress blog post by simply specifying URL to the video instead of copying / pasting code. Support for most common services is included

I also like the new option to Auto-Optimize database by simply adding one line to your wp-config.php file and my partner and I are testing it right now to perhaps make it part of the next package release of Expert WordPress. There are quite a few more enhancements you should read about on official blog but right now I want to talk about solving a problem with one, very popular plugin – Simple Tags. Until author releases next version of plugin fully compatible with WordPress 2.9 – here is a work around for you…

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Unexpectedly I logged in tonight to discover that new version of WordPress is made available and its not WordPress 2.9!

New release is a security hardening branch to help you stay more secure and while I haven’t seen any direct urging notifications on developers blog, it addresses several security issues that exist in your blog and as such – Upgrade Highly Recommended!

As I write this post, my main blog as well as 5 of my Niche Blogs that have different plugins and theme configurations were upgraded with no problems using Automated Upgrade option so I think its safe to say that go ahead and upgrade now!

Just be sure to backup first!

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WordPress 2.7 was released last night, quietly as always and I was going to write this post but was simply too tired after been up for nearly 20 hours. This is a much awaited version and as someone who played with it since its early alpha I can also tell you that it was well worth the wait. WordPress 2.7 brings not only visual enhancement to Admin interface but also functionality improvements that excite me personally the most! But there is one thing you should know:

WordPress 2.7 Is Not A Security Update!

And while I recommend you bring your blog to this version, you have some time to do the proper planning to ensure smooth migration to new design and functionality. This post is here to help you!

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WordPress 2.6.3 upgrade was made available by development team a few hours ago and while it is rated as low risk, I wanted to be sure that you – my reader and my customer have the option to do it in the simplest possible way.

This upgrade is really simple and involves changes to just one file – class-snoopy.php and update to version.php file to reflect the upgrade. In this article I will show couple ways you can use to simplify the process and ensure secure blog.

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