WordCast

Speed up WordPress with Google Gears and the Turbo Feature

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:17:02 +0000

Hear more about Turbo in WordPress in WordCast 74: Turbo Speed, Captain! Finding yourself in need of something a little bit faster? WordPress has the ability to turbo charge your experience using a function aptly named “Turbo”. Turbo...

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WordCast 74: Turbo Speed, Captain!

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:03:57 +0000

The latest in the neverending drama that is podPress, a new WordPress for iPhone, WordPress 2.8.5 and more.

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podPress Resumes Development… Eventually?

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:33:38 +0000

Dan Kuykendall, the founder and developer of the podPress WordPress podcasting plugin, announced on his Mighty Seek blog in August that, after a confusing and messy hiatus, he will be returning to develop what was once the most popular plugin to...

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WordPress 2.8.5 Released!

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:30:46 +0000

WordPress announced today the release of version 2.8.5 – a security update with fixes originally intended to come out in 2.9 but thrown into the 2.8 branch just to make sure that things stay as secure as possible. Changes include: A fix for...

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Deactivate All WordPress Plugins Via the Database

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:05:09 +0000

As discussed on WordCast 73 with Cali Lewis on BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009, sometimes a plugin doesn’t work as it should and ends up crashing your blog. If you’ve gone through all the steps talked about on that episode (deactivate...

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WordCast 73: Blog World and New Media Expo 2009

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:34 +0000

Cali Lewis on Blog World and New Media Expo 2009, when a plugin breaks your WordPress, filtering spam themes, and more.

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Don’t Post As “admin”, Secure Your WordPress Admin Panel

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:46:52 +0000

If you're posting as "admin", your blog is not safe! We show how how to change your admin username and post from an account that'll keep your site secure.

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Post Images and Thumbnails Supported in WordPress 2.9

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:56:16 +0000

WPEngineer is reporting this morning that WordPress 2.9 adds native support for post thumbnails, a staple of “magazine” and “newspaper” style themes for years. Up until this point, you needed to use custom fields in WordPress...

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Add Preset Text to WordPress Posts

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:56:40 +0000

In our first ever edition of Hacks, we show you how to add preset text to your WordPress posts.

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WordCast 72: The WordPress Showcase

mail@wordcastpodcast.com (Dave Moyer and Kym Huynh) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:44 +0000

Douglas Hanna on the WordPress Showcase, 2.9 news, the return of Small Potato, a possible fine from the FTC for bloggers, and more.

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