Uploading and displaying a link to a file in WordPress 2.7
Just got a couple requests asking how to upload docs in WordPress 2.7. Watch this video an note the part when the “File URL” is selected. Uploading and displaying a link to a pdf in wordpress 2.7 from Georgian Web Team on Vimeo.
Speed up your dashboard with Google Gears.
We just upgraded the UBC WordPress install which means a totally redesigned dashboard area. WordPress uses a lot of JavaScript in the dashboard so those with slow connections may experience a sluggish interface, this is where “Turbo” and Google Gears helps speed up your dashboard. Watch videos for details (Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer). *Note […]
Upgrading to 2.7.1
On Sunday, May 3rd, from 7 to 9 AM we will upgrade WP to 2.7.1. Try to avoid posting during this time as you might experience a short service interruption. While WP 2.7.1 does provide sleeker and friendlier interface, its dashboard interface is quite different from the previous WP. Try to invest a few minutes […]
Daily Systems Maintenance Times
For those late night bloggers out there you may notice a server slow down between 3-3:30am daily, this is when our systems maintenance scripts are run. We are hoping to do some server infrastructure changes over the summer so this is will no longer be noticeable to the end user.
Daylight saving time and post timestamp
Is your blog not in sync with your local time setting? Here is the instruction on how to configure daylight saving time on your blog. Click on the Settings tab and that will bring you to the General Settings page Scroll down until you see Timezone, you will see that it is set to UTC […]
CWL Maintenance
CWL will be undergoing maintenance on the following dates: · Saturday 24 Jan ’09, 8:00am-8:30am · Sunday 01 Feb ’09, 6:00am-10:00am During this time CWL users will be able to access CWL integrated applications with their CWL accounts, however users will not be able to create new CWL accounts or edit existing CWL accounts.
CWL Login Issues
For the last three days UBC Blogs along with other UBC services relying on CWL have been experiencing login issues. IT services is attempting to resolve these issues.
UBC Blogs will be down for a server move Monday Dec 22.
On Monday December 22, 2008 UBC Blogs will be down for a maximum of 2 hours starting at 6:30AM.
UBC Blogs updated to 2.6.5
2.6.5 contains three small fixes. See the WordPress.org announcement post for full details. WP Super Cache was also updated.
UBC Blogs now protected by Akismet Antispam Software
UBC Blogs now has Akismet Antispam software enabled. Users will notice a new link in the Comments section of the blog called “Akismet Spam”. Messages that are deemed to be potential spam threats are sent to the “Akismet Spam” area for moderation. Themes will now have a “Spam prevention powered by Akismet” placed in the […]