Wordpress Releases Version 2.9.1

Wordpress Releases Version 2.9.1. Wordpress has released latest version 2.9.1 with fixes which were came up with the release of 2.9. With this wordpress release , they had tried to addresses a handful of minor issues as well as a rather annoying problem where scheduled posts and pingbacks are not processed correctly due to incompatibilities with some hosts.  If any of these issues affect you, give 2.9.1 a try.  Download 2.9.1 or upgrade automatically from the Tools->Upgrade menu in your blog’s admin area.

How To Display Post Word Count in Wordpress

How To Display Post Word Count in Wordpress. So you are here in search to display how many words are there in particular post, so you are at right place the below trick will match your needs. Here is some code which you need to add in function.php file of you wordpress themes to display the actual posts word count.

Here are step by step guide to display word count.

1. Open function.php
2. Add the following code in it before closing tab “?>”

function wcount(){
    ob_start();
    the_content();
    $content = ob_get_clean();
    return sizeof(explode(" ", $content));
}

3. Add the following line where you want to display word count, generally in index.php or single.php

<?php echo wcount(); ?>

4. Its Done.. Check the post.

If this won’t work then comment , will try to solve the error.

Source : Wprecipes

Wordpress Releases v2.9

Hell Yeah today wordpress releases its latest development , Wordpress Version 2.9. Now Wordpress v2.9 is available to download with latest enhanced security functions and a lot more admin features. WordPress version 2.9 “Carmen” is named in honor of magical jazz vocalist Carmen McRae.

New Features in Wordpress v2.9

1. Global undo/”trash” feature, which means that if you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back from the grave (i.e., the Trash). This also eliminates those annoying “are you sure” messages we used to have on every delete.
2. Built-in image editor allows you to crop, edit, rotate, flip, and scale your images to show them who’s boss. This is the first wave of our many planned media-handling improvements.
3. Batch plugin update and compatibility checking, which means you can update 10 plugins at once, versus having to do multiple clicks for each one, and we’re using the new compatibility data from the plugins directory to give you a better idea of whether your plugins are compatible with new releases of WordPress. This should take the fear and hassle out of upgrading.
4. Easier video embeds that allow you to just paste a URL on its own line and have it magically turn it into the proper embed code, with Oembed support for YouTube, Daily Motion, Blip.tv, Flickr, Hulu, Viddler, Qik, Revision3, Scribd, Google Video, Photobucket, PollDaddy, and WordPress.tv

So don’t wait and upgrade your wordpress blog to the latest version to avoid security threats. Download wordpress v2.9 here

How to Add and Delete Categories in Wordpress Blog

How to Add/Delete Categories in Wordpress Blog. So guys you are here to find a solution for editing categories which plays vital role in your blog. Here are some instruction for you if you are not aware already.

Add New Category :-

There are two types by which you can add categories

Type 1 :- (Easy)

• Go to Admin Panel
• then click on new post
• in post editor , there is categori option, then click on “+ Add New Category“
• give proper name and
• done.

Type 2 :-  Give manipulation option via this as this will allow you to specify different name of category and slug for url of category.

• Go to Admin Panel
• then click on post –> Categories
  
• Write Category name
• Write Category Slug ( Generally its same as Cat.)
• Select Parent directory if any.
• Additionally you can give description to your category which is not possible.
• done.

Now coming to deletion of Categories.

Delete Any Category :-

• Go to Admin Panel
• then click on post –> Categories
• Hover over your category to delete,
• You will see delete link below that , press it
• done.

Note :-

• You can’t delete “Uncategorized” category as its default though you can rename it if you want.
• Deleting any category result in remove of the category from all post if any. So if post have only one category it will be assigned “Uncategorized”.

Here is a video of how to do this all the stuff.