I’ve completed upgrading Communiteer.com to WordPress 2.5 and I think I have everything working correctly again.  I also took the opportunity to clean up a few template  issues when the site is viewed under FireFox.  There’s still plenty of work to do on the overall template, but at least the clipped text is gone now.

If you have a WordPress-based blog, you should definitely check out the new version.  One-click plugin updates alone make the upgrade worthwhile!

I’ve installed Alex King’s WordPress Mobile Edition plugin to enable our content to be viewed on mobile browsers.  To test it out, I viewed the site from my Samsung Blackjack phone, andit works great!  Mobile browsers are gaining more and more market share every day, so this plugin is an easy way to reach users on the go.

Link:  WordPress Plugins | alexking.org

Just 7 hours ago, Wordpress v2.1, nicknamed “Ella” was released to the world.  The new version contains a whole slew of new features, performance improvements, and some 550 bugfixes! 

Looks like I’ll be spending some late nights this week pouring over the new features to see what all is included.  I also got smart and set up a test environment for The Communiteer blog so I can make sure our upgrade to 2.1 goes better than the previous upgrade attemps have gone.

Shortly after completing our upgrade to Wordpress 2.0.6, version 2.0.7 has been released!  We completed our upgrade to this new version tonight and have restored the original site theme.  So as far as we know, we’re back in business!  Thanks for your patience through the technical turmoil.

If you’re running a Wordpress blog and haven’t upgraded to v2.0.7 yet, better get on it.  In addition to some bug fixes, it includes important security updates as well.  You can read more details at the Wordpress blog. 

We upgraded to the latest version of WordPress last week but had some glitches in retaining the previous site template & customizations.  Rest assured, we’ll have this fixed as soon as possible.  Thanks for your patience!

I installed Mike Smullin’s AJAX Comments 2.0 plugin for WordPress tonight.  It integrates AJAX technology into the comments form, posting them in realtime without reloading the page.  Give it a try by adding a comment to this post below.

Ok, I borrowed a tagline from Zune, but you have to admit it’s kinda catchy.

Alex King released version 1.3 of his Share This plugin for WordPress today and I’ve added it to our site.  This plugin adds a simple text link to each blog entry that lets readers quickly post the article to any one of several social bookmarking services.

New features in version 1.3 include a configurable icon with every link and better support for mobile users and users with JavaScript disabled.

If you haven’t tried social bookmarking yet, it’s a great way to get some additional traffic for your blog and to find new and interesting topics relevant to your online community.  To get started, check out del.icio.us and digg.com.