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How to repair a crashed/corrupt WordPress MySQL Database?

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This morning I had a panic attack. I was checking my WordPress blogs and found one of my blog has no post, totally nothing. If it happens to you, here is an article how to repair a crashed/corrupt WordPress MySQL database and recover your valuable posts.

WordPress 3.0 RC1 is ready for download – Countdown begins for Final Release

Wordpress 3.0 RC1 is ready for download - Countdown begins for Final Release

Automattic has kept their words, WordPress 3.0 is almost ready for final release by May 2010. But before the final release, they want to make sure that all features has been covered, all bugs has been squashed, and all potential issues has been addressed. That’s why first release candidate of WordPress 3.0 is out for download today.

How to remove Category slug from WordPress blog url?

How to remove Category slug from Wordpress blog url?

If you are thinking to clean up your WordPress permalinks, you should first remove your Category slug from the blog’s Category url. Today, I’m going to show how to remove it from your blog.

How to get WordPress MU features in regular WordPress 3.0 beta 1 blog?

How to get Wordpress MU features in regular Wordpress 3.0 beta 1 blog?

Have you heard the news yet? Wordpress 3 beta 1 is finally released for the enthusiastic beta testers. According to official blog post it’s a early beta, means they are still working on some features. Already I’m getting inquiry about how to implement Wordpress MU on an existing blog.

WordPress 2.9.1 is available for upgrade

Wordpress 2.9.1 is available for upgrade

Wordpress has released it’s latest upgrade Wordpress 2.9.1 for public. Their last major release Wordpress 2.9 was available just 2 weeks ago. It’s a minor upgrade, fixing some bugs like schedule post problem, pingback problem etc. You can find the change log here.

WordPress 2.9 Now Available for Download

Wordpress 2.9 Now Available for Download

The latest version of the self-hosted version of WordPress (WordPress.org) – version 2.9 – has just been rolled out to users. This version has been “Carmen” in honor of magical jazz vocalist Carmen McRae. According to a blog post by Matt Mullenweg, founder of Wordpress, over 500 tickets, bugs, and enhancements have been addressed. Latest version came 6 months after it’s previous major version 2.8.

[Thesis Customization] Placing Banner Advertisement In WordPress Blog Header

[Thesis Customization] Placing Banner Advertisement In Wordpress Blog Header

In early days of using Thesis Theme for Wordpress Blog, I was facing a problem in positioning a banner advertisement at header. I found a temporary solution but when I tried to resize the window, advertisement was moving off from it’s position and messing up the whole layout. However, I kept experimenting on the same code and ultimately I fixed the problem.

[WordPress Plugins] WPtouch iPhone Theme

[Wordpress Plugins] WPtouch iPhone Theme

When you are blogging for the modern and tech-savvy readers, you need to keep eye on your blog design. Because nowadays more and more readers are using their mobile phones to visit websites, read blogs and purchase items online. So bloggers need to make their blog mobile phone friendly to encourage readers to visit regularly [...]

WordPress acquired spell checker ‘After the Deadline’

Wordpress acquired spell checker 'After the Deadline'

WordPress has acquired spell checker After the Deadline, according to a post by Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg, mother company of WordPress. Currently 7.5 million free blogs hosted on WordPress.com. Today all of them got the new spell checker to play with. According to Matt, AtD is “so much better than other checkers I’d used,”. AtD [...]

Is Your WordPress Blog Secure Enough?

Is Your Wordpress Blog Secure Enough?

Today, mentioning a blog post byLorelle VanFossen, TechCrunch has warned bloggers using old version of WordPress that they may become a object to hacking attempt. So they should upgrade their old version as soon as possible. Here is some details from TechCrunch: There are two clues that your WordPress site has been attacked: First, there [...]