Category Archives: WordPress

The self-referential category for posts about installing and using this WordPress blog

WordPress wp-latex plugin without dvipng

I wanted to install the excellent wp-latex plugin for WordPress, which allows the inclusion of LaTeX equations in posts and comments but my ISP did not have dvipng installed, one of its prerequisites, nor some libraries I would need to … Continue reading

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WordPress 1.5.2 security upgrade

I should probably feel very secure after so many security upgrades.

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WordPress 1.5.1.3 security upgrade

So many security upgrades, so little time…

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WordPress 1.5.1.2 security upgrade

I was just about to post a belated note about upgrading to WordPress 1.5.1.1 when I noticed that there is a security upgrade to WordPress 1.5.1.2. It appears to be a one line patch, so what I’m actually running right … Continue reading

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WordPress upgrade

I’ve upgraded WordPress to version 1.5.1. It was as easy as the installation instructions make it out to be. The only extra step was running my script that sets all the file permissions for secure PHP operation, as described in … Continue reading

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Safe mode and WordPress registration mail

WordPress failed to send email, such as when registering a name or trying to retrieve a password. The problem turned out to be in the wp_mail function in wp-includes/functions.php. It takes an optional argument $more, which it passes on to … Continue reading

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[DokuWiki | blikithoughts]

This post is an experiment with the WordPress dwBliki plugin and a rambling about blog/wiki integration in general. Even though the title and categories make it look like one of the DokuWiki entries, I’m creating it in WordPress. I’ve seen … Continue reading

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Theme Switcher Shim plugin

Here’s a plugin that lets the themes in the Theme Contest repository work with the Theme Switcher plugin you find in Plugin Manager. Continue reading

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Installing Spell Checker plugin in safe mode

I’m trying to add the Spelling Checker Plugin. It doesn’t work in safe_mode. I’m trying to change that. Continue reading

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Installing Plugin Manager in safe mode

This was almost too easy! The problem: Plugin Manager uses exec() to call the unzip command to extract files from plugin archives. This does not work in safe mode. On my hosting ISP, PHP is run in safe mode with … Continue reading

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