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Blogs Upgraded to 2.8.2

August 6, 2009 – 2:56 pm

Our blog software has been updated from 2.6.5 to 2.8.2.  You will notice the completely redesigned (and completely customizable) Dashboard when you log in. (For more information and a tutorial on how to use the new Dashboard, see my previous post.)
I’ve also added some handy new plugins:
The Flickr widget allows you to show photos from [...]

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Blogs to be upgraded to 2.8.1

July 14, 2009 – 10:55 am

Wordpress 2.8.1 has been released!  We were planning to upgrade to 2.7, but we will now be skipping directly to 2.8. This upgrade will happen by the end of July, so be prepared to see some nice changes here.
Along with the usual security updates and bug fixes, this version comes with a completely redesigned Dashboard [...]

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WPMu Updated to 2.5.6

December 1, 2008 – 10:21 am

Smith College Blogs has been updated to WPMu 2.5.6, an update which fixes a security problem and a few bugs. Via WordPress Blog:
The security issue is an XSS exploit discovered by Jeremias Reith that fortunately only affects IP-based virtual servers running on Apache 2.x. …
2.6.5 contains three other small fixes in addition to the XSS [...]

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WMPU Awards

November 24, 2008 – 10:19 am

The Blogs hosted on Sophia have been nominated for the WPMU Awards at WPMU.org! Check out the other WPMU sites at WPMU.org & vote for your favorite.

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Updates

October 28, 2008 – 10:15 am

Smith College Blogs have recently been updated to WPMu 2.6.3, which fixes a vulnerability in the Snoopy library, which is used to fetch the feeds shown in the Dashboard.
Akismet was also updated, a plugin which, if you haven’t noticed it, should be your favorite! Akismet protects your blog from comment spam, and it’s doing it’s [...]

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New Themes and New Plugin

October 23, 2008 – 9:45 am

Read the full post for a preview of 4 new themes and a new plugin!

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Blogs upgraded to 2.6.2 & Adding images from a URL

September 30, 2008 – 9:51 am

Smith College blogs hosted on Sophia were upgraded to WPMu 2.6.2 this morning.
The update includes a number of stability fixes and a security patch, as well as one new feature: You can now easily add images to your posts or pages using a URL!

Find an image online or upload your own to your Sophia web [...]

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New Plugins!

September 3, 2008 – 3:33 pm

Plugins at Smith College Blogs have moved! You can now find all available plugins under the Manage → Plugins submenu (instead of the Plugins tab on the upper-right hand side).

New plugins include:
Photo Dropper
Photo Dropper is a Wordpress plugin that lets you add Flickr photos to your posts. It searches for Creative Commons licensed photos – [...]

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Blogs hosted on Sophia upgraded to 2.6.1

September 2, 2008 – 3:47 pm

Smith College Blogs hosted on Sophia were successfully upgraded to WordPress MU 2.6.1 this afternoon.
The update brings WordPress MU up to speed with WordPress 2.6.1 and “fixes a number of critical bugs, particularly in deleting users and blogs.” [Holy Shmoly!]

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Introducing Anarchy Media Player

August 19, 2008 – 8:39 am

SC Blogs has recently switched from Viper Video Quicktags to Anarchos’s Anarchy Media Player for WordPress Mu.
The new media player/embed tool integrates more easily with syndication and podcasting and it’s easier to use.
You’ll notice that there are now two additional buttons on your Visual editor (aka the What You See Is What You Get [...]

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