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Fixing WordPress 2.9 Upgrade Error

Dagu — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:17:12 +0000

I’ve experienced a problem while upgrading to WordPress 2.9 a few days ago. My blog didn’t show the RSS widget. Some error are found in my dashboard also.

So, I started searching on the Internet how to solve my problem. And finally I found that there are some bugs in WordPress 2.9. They are:

Bug tersebut adalah:

Major bug was simply dismissed
A related critical bug was only partially fixed)
A last critical bug (and its child bug) crept in at the last moment

As a result of this:

RSS widgets are completely broken on servers that are missing both of iconv and multi-byte string functions;
The curl transport is broken on some servers with an outdated library. This breaks the WP cron, and with it future posting, pings, etc.

Not all sites are affected, of course. Most aren’t, in fact. But for those few who are, the situation is frustrating.

To solve this problem, you need to follow this steps:

1. Download this patch (from semiologic.com):

WordPress 2.9 Patch

2. Extract all files (class-simplepie.php, default-widgets.php, http.php) to wp-includes directory. Replace the old files with the patch files.

3. Done…

Good luck… :)

WordPress Error After Automatic Upgrading

Dagu — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:24:36 +0000

Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.

Got that message? And you can’t view your blog neither login to admin area? And now you wish you didn’t click automatic upgrade link? No need to worry, we will fix it.

Before we fix it, we shoud know what is going on? WordPress, like other systems, is not perfect. Eventough it has automatic upgrade, it doesn’t mean your wordpress installation will always successfully upgraded using automatic upgrade. That’s why we should back up our blog before upgrading it. So, why that message appear? Does it mean our installation failed? Maybe. WordPress creates a file named .maintenance before upgrading process. Just in case there are visitors accessing your blog during upgrading process, they will see “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.” message instead of your under-upgrading blog. Somehow, I don’t know exactly why, the file .maintenance is not deleted by WordPress. If this thing happens, you will see maintenance message.

So, how to fix it? It’s a piece of cake. Login to your web host using CPanel or SSH, remove the .maintenance file. You can find that file in your WordPress installation directory (the directory that has wp-admin directory – not inside wp-admin directory). After you do it, refresh your blog. We hope your blog will be back… :)

Question: I can’t see .maintenance file
Answer: Yes, it’s a hidden file. If you are using SSH try ls -a command. If you use CPanel, don’t forget to check show hidden files while opening your installation directory using file manager.

WordPress 2.8 Review

Dagu — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:04:07 +0000

After releasing Beta and RC, now wordpress.org releases a stable version. They claimed version 2.8 is way faster to use. They change the way WordPress style and scripting. Is that right? Umm I don’t know what software is used to benchmark it.

In previous version, wordpress 2.7, we can install/upgrade plugin automatically with one-click. In version 2.8, they do to the themes too. Now we can search themes, based on color, number of columns, features, width and subject. No need to access web hosting and copy your themes there. It sucks. If you have a .zip file, then you can install it just like you install plugin.

Install WordPress Themes

Another feature is CodePress. CodePress is a new code editor for WordPress. Now we can see syntax highlighting in WordPress, not only a black and white editor. It makes coding more fun.

CodePress

For those who confuse to arrange widgets, now you can smile. You can move your widget among your sidebars easily. You can also have copy of your widget.

WordPress Widget

The last but not the least, a new feature in version 2.7, Screen Options, can be found in dashboard only. In version 2.8, you can find it in every page. There is column setting too. It makes you page more personal.

There are a lot more features in WordPress 2.8. I can’t tell them one-by-one. The full features can be found at http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.

To make your day perfect, here it is the video overview of WordPress 2.8:

Download WordPress 2.8

WordPress.org Releases 2.8 Beta 1

Dagu — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:24:30 +0000

After releasing stable version (WordPress 2.7.1), WordPress.org releases new beta version, 2.8 Beta 1. This release is not stable and use for testing only. It’s not recommended to use in anyplace where your data is important. You need to backup your database before upgrading to this version.

If you want to participate, you may join tester list or if you are PHP programmer, you may report bugs you find while testing this beta release.

Download WordPress 2.8 Beta 1

Facebook Addict, a Free WordPress Theme

Dagu — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:20:47 +0000

Tobacamp has released a new WordPress theme, Facebook Addict. It is a facebook-clone, just like the previous theme. But, I think it’s more Facebook than before.

Screenshot:

It has many features such as:

Facebook-like
Widget ready
Three columns layout
Auto thumbnail
Custom headline
FREE OF CHARGE

You can see the demo first or download it.

Facebook Lover, Free WordPress Theme from Tobacamp

Dagu — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:12:48 +0000

If you are a WordPress blogger and Facebook lover, you need to try a free WordPress theme from Tobacamp. They name it Facebook Lover. You can say this is a Facebook clone. With Facebook-like color, this theme looks beautiful, clean and soft. The most important thing is, it’s free to download.

These are screenshots from Tobacamp:

Facebook Lover

Single Page

Are you interested in this theme? This theme is freely available at http://www.tobacamp.com/templates/free-wordpress-theme-for-facebook-lover/.

Source: http://www.tobacamp.com