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December 28, 2008

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WordPress links – Week 52 2008

This is the last week of 2008, and from now on I will update these posts several times a week. So be shore to come back to this post and check what the WordPress community has to offer this week ;)

And again, if you run a site and write about WordPress, let me know about it.

Merry Christmas everyone :)

December 28

General

Podango Might Fold Is Talkshoe Next?

PodcastingNews.com has has a report out regarding the recent announcement made my Podango regarding their future. Based on the announcement, things don’t look very good for the company
- By Jeffro 2pt0
Year-End Rambling, Boring Personal Stuff, Etc.

Sometimes I just need to type. To get it out. Small ideas, news, and other mental slices of personal relevance. If this just “ain’t your thing,” by all means, please move on to the next item in your reader. Otherwise, if I may ramble on for a moment with the privileged luxury of your gracious attention, I will attempt to elaborate a few of the recent mysteries swirling throughout the rushing vortex that is my life.
- By Perishable Press
Best Of WLTC Part 1

As most of us know, WordPress development happens at a record pace and trying to keep up with everything is a daunting task. However, the team here at WLTC does a great job filtering all of the WordPress related content on the web to bring the best to you. During the course of a year, this content adds up. Some of it being news posts, how-to guides, reviews, breaking news, etc. So, since it’s near the end of the year, I thought I would take a trip through the WLTC Archive and revisit come classic posts from 2008.
- By Weblog Tools Collection
Best Of WLTC Part 2

This is part two in the best of WeblogToolsCollection.com series (view part one here). The following links are posts which were published during 2008. These posts range from special news articles, guides, tutorials, reviews, opinion pieces and more. We look forward to continue bringing you the best WordPress information from across the web and wish you and yours a very safe, happy new year.
- By Weblog Tools Collection

Tutorials

How to: Highlight the current category

Most readers like to know where they are on a website. To help them knowing what they’re exactly browsing right now, you should definitely highlight the current category. It is very easy to do, just read on.
- By WP Recipes
How to Upgrade to WordPress 2.7 Safely and Ensure Compatibility

WordPress 2.7 codename “Coltrane” has been released earlier in December 2008, with the most significant change being the new Dashboard interface. A lot of people upgrade immediately, but a few others are still hesitant for one reason or another, as seen in the various blogging forums, including the WordPress Support Forums.
- By Hendry Lee on Pro Blogger

Themes

WordPress Theme Releases 12/28

- By Weblog Tools Collection

Plugins

WordPress Plugin: Login Lockdown

One of the most common ways your WordPress blog can be compromised would be by brute force attacks. A brute force attack is the most widely known password cracking method. This attack simply tries to use every possible character combination as a password. To recover a one-character password it is enough to try 26 combinations (‘a’ to ‘z’). Luckily, a WordPress plugin is there to protect your blog from such attacks.
- By Blogging Pro