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Is your site mobile friendly?
iPhone, Blackberry, Android!
If you run a WordPress website and you want your site to be more friendly when viewed using a cell phone we found a plugin that makes it pretty easy. It’s called WordPress Mobile Pack and it’s available through the WordPress plugin library. After you install this plugin you choose one of the built in mobile themes and set the method of detection and your set. When a mobile device accesses your site it is automatically detected as such and displays your condensed mobile site formatted for the small screen. Regular visitors using a computer browser will see your normal site. There is a link that you can enable or disable put at the bottom of your site allowing users to switch between the mobile or standard theme so you always have the choice. This works real nicely for most WordPress sites but if you have a magazine styled front page or a custom design of some sort it may not display well for your home page and there is not much you can do. All in all the plugin is very nice and you should check it out HERE!
WordPress Upgrade Available
WordPress 3.3.2 is available now and is a security update for all previous versions. Three external libraries included in WordPress received security updates: Plupload (version 1.5.4), which WordPress uses for uploading media. SWFUpload, which WordPress previously used for uploading media, and may still be in use by plugins. SWFObject, which WordPress previously used to embed Flash content, and may still be in use by plugins and themes.
WordPress Doesn’t release new versions just for fun so make sure you update your WordPress Website Now!
WordPress 3.4 beta
The developers of WordPress are hard at work getting the next version together. They have made WordPress version 3.4 beta available if you’re one of those that likes to stay on the cutting edge.
Remember this is not a regular release and should only be used if you know what you are doing and make good backups. There is always the possibility of problems and bugs with beta versions.
Hosting Your WordPress Site
Hosting your WordPress website is a little more involved then hosting say a 10 page static site. Your WordPress site has a bigger need for Server Resources so it can “run” your site and not just “display” it. WordPress is an engine of sorts that serves up data from a database so before your page is displayed in a browser it makes many calls to your database which in turn puts a load on the server. Even a host that claims unlimited everything will hold you to a certain level of CPU usage. So if your WordPress Site has become a popular site with heavy usage this is what you might need. A semi-dedicated hosting platform with high CPU usage limits. Along with many other standard hosting plans GDS offers this for your high usage needs. GDS High End Pro Hosting.
WordPress 3.3.1 is Now Available
Update Now!
This is a maintenance release that fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that also affected version 3.3.
Always stay up to date with WordPress as releases like this include security updates and if they issued a release it is important.
Click Here to download the latest version or update automatically through your dashboard.
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WordPress 3.3 Officially Released
According to wordpress.org, “The latest and greatest version of WordPress software — 3.3, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt — is immediately available for download or update inside your WordPress dashboard.”
A lot of development goes towards security and it is always a good idea to upgrade to the latest version for that fact alone. PLUS! There’s the new dashboard layout and admin functionality that make this an extra nice upgrade.
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