Apparently, WordPress doesn’t support EXIF orientation data in photos. This was reported 14 months ago in this WordPress Trac entry, and originally set for the WordPress 2.5.1 release, however, it has been postponed several times and is now set for WordPress 2.9. Fortunately, the severity has also been changed from “normal” to “major”. This is not [...]
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Even if you don't get a lot of comments on your posts, it's still interesting to see what other people are saying about that topic. One way to find what people are saying is to search Twitter for particular keywords. Now, you can add those results to the bottom of your Wordpress post and style [...]
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WordPress released version 2.7 yesterday, and I was quick to install it. I had already installed 2.7RC1 on a couple other smaller sites, and was totally pleased it. When I installed it on this site, I ran into a couple plugin incompatibilities -- one plugin was no longer needed, and the other I was able [...]
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I just signed up for WordCamp Birmingham. See you there.
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Check out the screenshots of the new BuddyPress theme. What is BuddyPress, you ask? BuddyPress is a set of WordPress MU specific plugins, that will enable you to create your own social networking site. Click the image to see more
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This blog is running a modified version of the Blue-Pix theme. I have made a lot of minor changes to the Blue-Pix theme since starting this blog less than a year ago. Some changes were just minor visual tweaks like simplifying the search field in the header, while others, were a bit more involved, like [...]
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The inability to upload files in WordPress first showed up in version 2.5. The solution for me was to edit the .htaccess file in the root directory of my webserver (the directory where Wordpress is installed). Add the following to the the .htaccess file after the "END WordPress": <IfModule mod_security.c> <Files async-upload.php> SecFilterEngine Off SecFilterScanPOST Off </Files> </IfModule> If you are having [...]
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