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Fixed an ugly bug that broke page links …
Fixed an ugly bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. that broke page links for setups that use PATH_INFO permalinks with %categoryCategory The…
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Eliminated a slow query in the Dashboard …
Eliminated a slow query in the Dashboard. Trying to consolidate some other Dashboard queries. #performance
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Speeding up the Write Post page by loadi …
Speeding up the Write Post page by loading the full categoryCategory The ‘category’ taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. list only once the “All Categories” tab is clicked. The much shorter “Most Used” categories list is displayed by default. If you have…
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Updated both the 2.5 branch and trunk to …
Updated both the 2.5 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a “branch”,…
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Back from vacation. Fixing bugs for 2.5. …
Back from vacation. Fixing bugs for 2.5.1. Drafting my 2.6 proposals. #251, #26
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Making good progress on shortcode (galle …
Making good progress on shortcode (galleries included) parsing and handling. 2.5.1 will run after wpautop(), so shortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software…
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Working on the mangled and invalid HTML …
Working on the mangled and invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. in the…
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WordPress 2.5 was released this morning, …
WordPress 2.5 was released this morning, along with a really nice WordPress.org redesign. #25, #release
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Announced RC3 on the testers list. Get …
Announced RC3 on the testers list. Get the zip.
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RTL fixes from Mani and Andrew. Media f …
RTL fixes from Mani and Andrew. Media fixes from Andy. 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…