WordPress 2.3.3 was released recently so if you haven’t updated yet take this as a friendly reminder as it includes a security fix. You can read a more detailed look at the changes over on my other blog.
WordPress 2.3.2
WordPress 2.3.2 has hit the streets as a late christmas early new years present for you all it include a security fix. You can read a more detailed look at the changes over on my other blog.
WordPress 2.3.1
WordPress 2.3.1 has hit the streets including one security fix. You can read a more detailed look at the changes over on my other blog.
Wordpress Version Check v1.0
Wordpress Version Check v1.00 is now available.
The follow changes have been made in v1.00:
- Added support for WordPress v2.0-RC1 (see below for a screen shot)
- Added timeout to XML-RPC calls.
- Updated version number to 1.00.
Wordpress Version Check v0.90
Wordpress Version Check v0.90 is now available.
The follow minor changes have been made in v0.90:
- Improved check for Tiger Admin Plugin – When detected alternate CSS is used for message display. Thanks to MarkJ for the new and improved CSS.
- readme.txt included in the zip file with installation instructions.
- Updated version number to 0.90.
The following new features have been added in v0.90:
- Added support for wp-dash plugin with a builtin WordPress Version Check widget.
- For advanced users who are installing this plugin on multiple blogs that they administer for others you can now enable email notification of new messages.
Wordpress Version Check v0.80
Wordpress Version Check v0.80 is now available. Upgrade is recommended especially if you are using the Tiger Admin UI as you will now be able to see the plugin’s messages much easier. The changes for the Tiger Admin UI have been tested with v1.3 of the Tiger Admin UI plugin.
There is also now a page for Wordpress Version Check which will always have the latest news.
Changes in v0.80:
- Added GPL Licence Text.
- Added check for Tiger Admin Plugin – When detected alternate CSS is used for message display.
- Changed default CSS so that info level messages are displayed in grey rather than green.
- Added version info to the IXR UserAgent – To enable tracking versions of the plugin in use.
- Used action hooks to ensure only run update checks when in admin ui.
- Updated version number to 0.80.
Version 0.80 can be downloaded here: pjw_wp_version_monitor.0.80.zip
Wordpress Version Check
Recently a lot of people have been hit by a wordpress security vulnerability that was fixed with an hour of it being reported about a month ago. Why have they fallen prey to this vulnerability – because they failed to update to the latest version for one of many possible reasons:
- Laziness.
- They failed to notice the post on the dev blog in their wordpress dashboard.
- They failed to notice the number of people blogging about having upgraded.
- etc
To help alleviate this problem in the future I have crafted a simple wordpress plugin which takes a simple approach to get the users attention. Once activated the plugin checks an XML-RPC webservice for update news displaying a message at the top of every page in the wordpress admin user-interface. The plugin will check for an update to the message every 15 mins with an additional check being kicked off if the installed wordpress version changes so as to give instant feedback on upgrades.
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