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Just to let you know, if you haven’t already seen it on the dashboard, but WordPress has been upgraded to 2.6.5.

This upgrade fixes a security problem so unless you have an overwhelming reason not to, it is advised that you upgrade as soon as possible. From the WP Blog:

The security issue is an XSS exploit discovered by Jeremias Reith that fortunately only affects IP-based virtual servers running on Apache 2.x. If you are interested only in the security fix, copy wp-includes/feed.php and wp-includes/version.php from the 2.6.5 release package.

Also, as a result of the faked 2.6.4 version that was passed around, WP decided to skip this release number (which is why you should be upgrading from 2.6.3 to 2.6.5). WordPress have stated there will never be a verion 2.6.4 release.

Bright and Bold theme - free download [ demo or download from wordpress ]

Following on from the previous themes, we have produced a new WordPress theme. This is a two column, largely black, white and golden theme with a fluid width and right hand sidebar. It is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

This is not a “sponsored” theme, but there are links back here in the footer which we would appreciate you leaving in place, you can remove any or all of the other links on the theme.

This is currently at version 1 and is very stable. The theme has been tested on Firefox, IE 6 and 7 and Opera. It works with a variety of plugins, although none are required. If you run a wordpress blog, we suggest you get Universal Tag Warrior, Share This and Dunstan Like Error Pages if nothing else. Tailored hooks are available for these three plugins, if you require a hook for a specific plug in we will try to accommodate you. Read the rest of this entry »

BlueHeader 1.12 WordPress Theme - available for free download. [ demo | download ]

Following on from the previous themes, we have produced a new WordPress theme. This is a two column, largely black, white and golden theme with a fluid width and right hand sidebar. It is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

This is not a “sponsored” theme, but there are links back here in the footer which we request you leave in place.

This is currently at version 1.12 and is very stable. The theme has currently been tested on Firefox, IE 6 and 7 and Opera. It works with a variety of plugins, although none are required. If you run a wordpress blog, we suggest you get Universal Tag Warrior, Share This and Dunstan Like Error Pages if nothing else. Tailored hooks are available for these three plugins, if you require a hook for a specific plug in we will try to accommodate you. Read the rest of this entry »

GoldenSimplicity - Free Wordpress Theme - Available for download.

Following on from the previous themes, we have produced a new WordPress theme. This is a two column, largely black, white and golden theme with a fluid width and right hand sidebar. It is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

This is not a “sponsored” theme, but there are links back here in the footer which we request you leave in place.

This is currently at version 1.1.2 alpha and is very stable. The theme has currently been tested on Firefox, IE 6 and 7 and Opera. It works with a variety of plugins, although none are required. If you run a wordpress blog, we suggest you get Universal Tag Warrior, Share This and Dunstan Like Error Pages if nothing else. Tailored hooks are available for these three plugins, if you require a hook for a specific plug in we will try to accommodate you. Read the rest of this entry »

Harmony 0.5.2b Wordpress Theme Available for Download

Following on from our previous theme release, the new theme designed for the WhyDontYou Blog is available for download (free, released under the creative commons licence). It is not a “sponsored” theme, but there are links back here in the footer which we request you leave in place. In addition, there is a section in the footer which explains who created this theme and where it was made for - you may edit this if you wish.

This is currently at version 0.5.2 beta but is largely stable. It requires Dunstan’s Error pages as a separate download (or you can edit the 404.php file, or if you want, we will do it for you) and has been set up to work with UTW and Share This. Read the rest of this entry »

Download the Why Dont You Blog WordPress Theme.

The Word Press theme designed for the WhyDontYou Blog is now available for download (free, released under the creative commons licence). It is not a “sponsored” theme, but there are links back here in the footer which we request you leave in place. In addition, there is a section in the footer which explains who created this theme and where it was made for - you may edit this if you wish.

This is currently at version 0.9.8 beta and has a few teething issues, especially in Internet Explorer 6, but is largely stable. It requires the UTW plugin and Dunstan’s Error pages which need to be downloaded separately.

This theme is widgetised and has been tested on WordPress 2.1 and 2.2. Read the rest of this entry »

After quite a wait, Wordpress 2.2 is now available for download and install.

While we think this is a good thing, Compuskills are currently advising customers who have a WP 2.1.3 installation to hold off for a little while before doing the update. If you give it a few days, people will have the chance to check out the new code, hopefully also identifying potential problems and pitfalls.

Unless your system is really “not critical” and you dont mind the risk of potentially considerable downtime, do not update straight away. If you do choose to update (now or at a later date), please ensure you make a full back up of your system - just in case. If you have any problems with this, please contact us and we will assist you.
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