SharDB 3.0.1 Update
Posted by Ron in Plugins on 08 3rd, 2010 | 7 Comments
Over the weekend I updated SharDB to allow installs to upgrade from WordPress MU 2.9.2 to WordPress 3.0.1.
I also did an initial pass at support for new WordPress 3.0 -> WP network in SharDB. In this implementation the main site’s tables will be in the global database. You can easily set up a...
Theme Stats Updated
Posted by Ron in Plugins on 07 21st, 2010 | No Comments
I updated the theme stats plugin to work with new WordPress 3.0 networks as well as with MU installs upgraded to WordPress 3.0. You can download it here: WordPress Network Theme Stats.
BuddyPress Author Link
Posted by Ron in Plugins on 06 29th, 2010 | No Comments
I’ve updated my BuddyPress Blog Author Link plugin for WordPress 3.0. I also added support for a single WordPress install. You can download it here.
Another Featured Posts update
Posted by Ron in Plugins on 06 28th, 2010 | 12 Comments
Someone reported that my Featured Posts plugin wasn’t working. I tracked it down to the download zip containing the old admin page vs the updated one. I updated the repository. Original plugin post
Download it from the repo: Featured Posts
Network Privacy
Posted by Ron in Plugins on 06 27th, 2010 | 9 Comments
In one of the chapters in the WordPress All In One Desk Reference, Andrea includes a list of recommended plugins for use in a WordPress Network. One of those is no longer available for download. Because it was such a handy plugin, I updated the plugin for WordPress 3.0 so that it works with both single...
How to add a new Super Admin
When you created a network of multiple sites in WordPress 3.0, you (the main blog admin) because a Super Admin with all kinds of fun powers. In some situations, you may desire to have additional Super Admins who can do things like install plugins & themes, perform upgrades, and manage global users...
What is the mu-plugins folder?
Posted by andrea in Basics on 06 23rd, 2010 | 18 Comments
Users of WordPressMU have long been aware of a folder within wp-content called mu-plugins. Obvious conclusions were drawn because of the name and where it was, but this actually stands for “must-use” plugins. Why? Because any code (plugin) placed in the folder is run automagically, as if...
Everything you wanted to know about creating a network of multiple sites in 3.0
Posted by andrea in Basics on 06 21st, 2010 | 64 Comments
While the basic of Creating a network are in the codex, there are a few extras that it’s hard to know exactly where to put them. Before you embark on this new feature, I figured I’d have a one-stop resource page for all the fiddly little bits you need to know.
And after I’ve been working...
