WordPress

Feeling a bit artistic and inspired (by the “proudly pinoy” logo) this morning, I decided to create some logos for the Pinoy Ubuntu, Pinoy WordPress and Pinoy Firefox user. I wonder just how many Pinoy Ubuntu, WordPress and Firefox users are out there.

If you’re a Pinoy Ubuntu, WordPress or Firefox user, I’d like to hear about it. Feel free to use the logo if you like it.

I think believe WordPress is a great blog online publishing software and I use WordPress on this blog and also in several other sites. For instance I use it in JavaMidlet to write about news and articles about mobile Java. I’ve also converted from a previous CMS the Ortigas Online site to WordPress and actually using it as a CMS (more on this later).

Several days back, I’ve read about the recent plan of WordPress to change the admin menu in version 2.7 from a horizontal one to a new vertical menu. Didn’t make it to the survery so I’d just want to write about a suggestion I have on how to handle the menu change due to user requests to handle screen space.

First of all I think that the location of the menu is just fine where it is right now (on top). Most of us if not all use software that have menus on top — Windows, Linux, MacOS, Solaris … I think it’s just easier to navigate if the menus are on top — consistently in just one place.

If the issue is screen real estate, I think there’s a simple and elegant solution to that problem that is currently being used by the operating systems that most of us use right now. That is use auto-hiding top heading / menu.

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Just to let you know if you’re using WordPress, version 2.6.2 has been released and available for download.

WordPress version 2.6.2 is a security release so it’s a good idea to update your site if you’re using WordPress. The security fix is specially required if you are allowing users to register on your WordPress blog.

The time for celebration should start just about right now! The wordpress guys has just release the latest and newest version of their great personal publishing software – WordPress!. Get version 2.5 right now. They have even changed the them of wordpress.org to celebrate the new version.