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  • Plugin activation hooks

    Attention all pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the…

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  • Hello, I already 100% completed Chinese(…

    Hello, I already 100% completed Chinese(China) translation for WordPress 3.0.x, 3.1,BuddyPress DEV and 13 Importers. And imported them to glotpressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers Translate.WordPress.org. More information is available at glotpress.org.. I want to be a validatorValidator See translation editor. at translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core,…

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  • Blue Theme Refresh

    Unfortunately, I might only catch the end of today’s meeting (if I’m lucky).. So, here are some more blue revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the…

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  • Hi there! I have found a bug in setup-co…

    Hi there! I have found a bug in setup-config.php for the official spansih version 3.0.1-es_ES, setup-config.php and wp-config-sample.php doesn’t have the same connection stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. so the install process fails to connect to database as resulting wp-config.php connection…

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  • We could use a sprite for the screen opt…

    We could use a sprite for the screen options up/down arrows. Right now we toggle the URLs directly in JavaScript, and that won’t work in the the new 3.1 subdirectory admin areas in 3.1: personal dashboard (wp-admin/user/) and network admin (wp-admin/network/). So I’d like to be able to agnostically adjust the background position as a…

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  • Please deploy Support Forum translation …

    Please deployDeploy Launching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it’s available to visitors. Support ForumSupport Forum WordPress Support Forums is a place to go for help and conversations around using WordPress. Also the place to go to report issues that are caused by errors with the WordPress code…

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  • Image uploads are now turned on. I’ve a…

    Image uploads are now turned on. I’ve added a few file extensions (psd ai eps tiff tif) to those that are standard on multisiteMultisite Multisite is a WordPress feature which allows users to create a network of sites on a single WordPress installation. Available since WordPress version 3.0, Multisite is a continuation of WPMU or…

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  • New and improved this morning, we have a…

    New and improved this morning, we have a two-fer. First, on the extend pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language…

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  • Categories

    Categories provide a helpful way to group related posts together, and to quickly tell readers what a post is about. Categories also make it easier for people to find your content. Categories are similar to, but broader than, tags.

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  • Tags

    Tags provide a useful way to group related posts together and to quickly tell readers what a post is about. Tags also make it easier for people to find your content. Tags are similar to, but more specific than, categories. The use of tags is completely optional.

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