I wrote this script some time ago. It’s been working flawlessly for me, so I thought I’d share it here. It could use some progress messages, I suppose. #!/bin/bash DIR= # Put the file system path to your WordPress installation here. E.g., /var/www/html/blog TMPDIR=$HOME/tmp WPDIR=$TMPDIR/wordpress cd $TMPDIR rm -rf latest.zip ./wordpress # Clean up from… Continue reading WordPress Update Bash Script
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Missing blog posts recovered
Part of the nightmare I went through while experimenting with WP-o-matic (no link) was that I accidentally deleted about 12 posts from my blog. Nothing earth-shattering, of course, but I just found an old database backup and recovered those posts. It was a real PITA, though, because the backup was from when I was running… Continue reading Missing blog posts recovered
Weird Traffic
I just saw some weird traffic on this blog. Last week, I was testing a plugin when it went a little haywire and automatically created a bunch of posts (based on my NewsGator clippings, including a lot of law related and gadget related topics — things I read about but don’t write about). And then… Continue reading Weird Traffic
WordPress 2.3 Upgrade
Just finished upgrading to WordPress 2.3. Went off without a hitch — even converted my categories to tags. I did have one issue with that, though. For some reason, certain posts were marked “Uncategorized” while other retained only my default “Miscellany” category. I couldn’t detect the pattern. I had to “hand” edit the database to… Continue reading WordPress 2.3 Upgrade
Quick WordPress Upgrading
Note to self: Grab a unified diff of the new version versus the old version: svn diff -r HEAD –old http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/tags/<old_version> \ –new http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/tags/<new_version> Apply the changes to the current installation: patch -d <path_to_wp_install> -u -i <patchfile>
WordPress and JavaScript Hijacking
I read this paper that Bruce Schneier linked to regarding JavaScript hijacking. Seems to me that WordPress plugin developers who piggyback on WordPress’s builtin security features shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Judging from what little buzz there was, I think that’s probably true, but I’m interested in others’ thoughts.
Yikes! WordPress Hacked!
The WordPress crew have announced that the WordPress 2.1.1 download got cracked by an unnamed attacker who injected some code that would allow remote code execution. I’m glad I haven’t upgraded!
Alex King on WordPress Theme Development
tecosystems Redesign | alexking.org: Another good post by Alex King, this one about developing a new theme (and also about mixing business and friendship).
Alex King WordPress Plugin Roundup
Alex King, a WordPress über-hacker (and formerly a b2/b2evolution hacker), is writing a series of posts about his recent redesign of alexking.org. His latest post describes the numerous WordPress plugins he’s using, many of which he wrote. I’m not using any of these right now, but I steal Alex’s ideas and code all the time… Continue reading Alex King WordPress Plugin Roundup
Yomoblog is the first killer web app for mobile devices
I’m testing Dave Winer’s new web application: Yomoblog. It is a dead simple tool for creating, editing and categorizing blog posts from your web-enabled PDA.