Apr 07
There are a lot of nice features in WP 2.5. The increased stability and functionality are also major boosts. But, there are also some drawbacks. For us, there has been a very irritating problem when using the Write Post ability.
That is a major concern because that is the way we communicate on the blog. When writing a post an error message is given by the web browser saying there is an unresponsive script. This is caused by the custom fields, which many plugins use to enhance functionality.
WP 2.5 instituted significant changes to how plugins work and interact with WordPress. Our problems became pandemic when we upgraded to WP 2.5. The benefits outweigh the negatives as far as our usage of the new version. But, in order to make the blog usable for people to write new posts we had to take away some of the features.
We have removed two key features and modified another. It is no longer possible to rate articles. It is also not possible to read an article and see related content listed at the bottom. Both of these created hundreds of custom fields, each, that triggered the error.
Additionally, we experienced major problems with podPress and became quite perturbed. Podpress is a plugin that enables us to podcast and share the podcast with all of you. We have deleted the plugin and done a fresh install to restore functionality.
All of our actions have resulted in a 99% success rate. When using Firefox we still receive the unresponsive script error. But, it does not show in Safari and we expect it won’t show in Internet Explorer.
You can view the blog with any browser. But, if you are going to write posts we recommend using Safari for Mac and IE on Windows machines. We continue to look for a complete solution but this will have to do for the meantime.
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Mar 19
The massive server move is on our doorstep. We have signed up with BlueHost, it is a long story…don’t ask, and have already transferred two domains onto their servers. We will be moving this domain no later than Friday. It is possible that this domain will be moved late Wednesday night or even on Thursday.
When the move happens the blog will be taken offline. All articles and content will be saved and everything will be transferred to the new servers. We will close down the blog before the move so that no data is lost. Then, all the data will be uploaded to the new servers. Once that is complete it will take 24-48 hours for the nameservers to update across the globe.
What that means is your web browser may not know that wargamingforums.com is supposed to point to our new servers. The further you are from the server the longer it will take for that information to get updated. We will post as soon as we are up but you may possibly lag behind that. If so, don’t worry because time will fix that.
In light of this timeframe we are playing it by ear for this week’s podcast. It is a very real possibility that we will have no podcast this week. I am rolling lots of D6s to determine if we can do one or not. But, I’d prefer to wait and create a better episode than rush through.
Please send all your questions about the server move to us. Use our Contact form to submit your questions. Lastly, after the move is complete we will be upgrading to WP 2.5 RC. That is not the final release of WP 2.5 but it is a mostly stable version that Matt, the head developer for WordPress, uses on his personal blog. WordPress 2.5 was not released on St. Patrick’s Day and you can read more about that in WordPress 2.5 Will NOT Be Released on St. Patrick’s Day. You can find out more about WP 2.5 here.
written by ^Raven^
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Announcements, BlueHost, Podcasts, WordPress, WordPress 2.5.
Mar 17
Normally I wouldn’t post WordPress news here because we’re focused on gaming. But, WordPress is our platform for the blog and I’ve been talking about WP 2.5 for months now. According to the WordPress Testers mailing list, which is where people who beta test new versions of WordPress, WordPress 2.5 will NOT be released today.
Lloyd Budd said, “No. There will be a beta/release candidate before 2.5 is released. Watch http://wordpress.org/development/ for the announcment.”
WP 2.5 was originally scheduled for release one week ago today. It was pushed back to St. Patrick’s Day and no reason was given. Weblogtoolscollection, a great WP blog, had an article that announced the one week delay. There has been no official announcement changing the release date for WP 2.5. But, it was scheduled for release at 8pm EST according to Milestone 2.5, the official development tracker for WordPress. This means that we will know one way or another within the next 15 minutes or more.
Everyone wants WP 2.5 to be as stable and secure as possible. But, eventually there comes a time when software must be released no matter its condition. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress’ founding developer, has previously said that the nightly build beta test of WP 2.5 was so stable that he has been using it on his own blog, Photo Matt. Clearly, that shows that WP 2.5 is stable enough to be released despite bugs.
I prefer for any release to be very stable but if it is between that and waiting another week or more I’d prefer to have this version now and have fixes issued after the fact. It is my belief that I may be in the minority on that issue. But then again, if you look on the official WordPress forum you’ll see a lot of people wanting 2.5 to be released asap.
You can read Matt’s post on WP 2.5 RC (Release Candidate) here.
written by ^Raven^
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