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AWSOM News Announcement updated to version 1.1.1
A new update is available for the AWSOM News Announcement plugin for WordPress. Version 1.1.1 is a minor update to compensate for an annoying bug in the new WordPress 2.2 release. No functionality has changed. You can get the new zip file from it’s product page.
AWSOM Drop Down Archive updated to 1.0.1
The AWSOM Drop Down Archive has been updated to version 1.0.1 and is now available for download from It’s product page. The update covers a minor bug that could have the Archive appear in the Admin area image upload form. To update simply overwrite the 1.0.0 files with the new 1.0.1 files.
Akismet plugin Security issue, replace immediately
There is a critical security issue with the 2.0 version of the Akismet anti-spam plugin (which is bundled with most versions of WordPress), all users of this plugin should download the newest version of the plugin (2.02) from the Akismet download page and replace the files on their server. The newest version of WordPress 2.2 already has this latest version bundled with it, so upgrading to that version of WordPress will also close this security hole.
WordPress 2.2 released
The newest version of WordPress has been released (2.2) and can be downloaded from the WordPress.org website (you can use the link off our left bar over there if you’d like).
As with any major number release I suggest NOT running right out and upgrading your site immediately. If possible try to upgrade a local or non-live version of your site first. Major number releases tend to change certain behaviors of WordPress which can cause older plugins or themes to break. Based on my testing my plugins will work fine, but even so I will be doing the same technique as they suggest:
1) backup your site files and database.
2) de-activate all plugins.
3) replace the regular files with the new files
4) go to www.yoururl/wp-admin/upgrade.php and run the database update function
5) log in and reactivate all of your plugins
6) test EVERYTHING!
Minor bugfix to Awsom pixgallery
There was a small bug in the previous download of the Awsom pixgallery distro, please redownload the files if you were having a database creation error during activation of the plugin or you are having problems with your captions not working.
To correct the issue deactivate the plugin, overwrite the files with the new versions, then reactivate the plugin.