WordPress 3.1.2 released

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Alessandro Raffa

Wordpress 3.1.2 download page

WordPress 3.1.2 is now available. This release addresses a vulnerability that allowed contributor-level users to improperly publish posts. It also fixes several non-security related issues that were missed in version 3.1.1.

It’s important to update from any version to 3.1.2 as soon as possible, especially on blogs where users can register as contributors.

List of Files Revised:

wp-includes/post-template.php
wp-includes/version.php
wp-includes/user.php
wp-includes/query.php
readme.html
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
wp-admin/press-this.php
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Remove BuddyPress Admin Bar: Over 100 Downloads

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Alessandro Raffa

Remove BuddyPress Admin Bar Plugin Download StatisticsMy first WordPress plugin, reached over 100 downloads in its first 10 days. Thanks to all users that contacted me for information and suggestions. If you’re using this plugin, and if you find it useful, please rate it on the official WordPress Plugin page.

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Last.fm Radio will require a subscription fee

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Alessandro Raffa

Last.fm logo

Last.fm Radio will require a subscription fee. Nothing will change in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany.

From Last.fm blog

We’re announcing an upcoming change to the way Last.fm Radio works in some parts of the world. In the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, nothing will change. In all other countries, listening to Last.fm Radio will soon require a subscription of €3.00 per month. [...] Everything else on Last.fm (scrobbling, recommendations, charts, biographies, events, videos etc.) will remain free in all countries, like it is now.

Since [...] 2002 we have focused on playing the right songs to the right people, compensating artists for playing their music, and being the best music site on the web. [...] We’ve built up the largest catalogue of any web radio platform: over 7 million tracks are available on Last.fm Radio stations.

In order to keep providing the best radio service on the web, we need to ask our listeners from countries other than USA, UK and Germany to subscribe for €3.00 per month. In return you’ll get unlimited access to Last.fm Radio, and a promise that we’ll be hard at work improving the service for years to come.

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WordPress plugins conflict: Contact Form 7 and Mail From

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Alessandro Raffa

Yesterday I received a message sent by Kelly from my contact page. Unfortunately I realized that Mail From plugin conflicts with Contact Form 7 plugin. So Kelly’s message comes from my own website. Kelly, I’m sorry but I can’t reply to your e-mail.

Testing

I tested these two plugins, but surely I didn’t notice the unexpected behavior of the Mail From plugin. So it’s crucial to plan and execute plugins combinations tests. Plugins conflicts may cause warnings or fatal errors. I’ll start developing a WordPress plugin that tries to test all installed plugins against conflicts and function overrides.

The Code

I just looked at the code, and I probably found the problem. Mail From plugin adds two filters to the wp_mail function:

add_filter( 'wp_mail_from', 'mail_from' );
add_filter( 'wp_mail_from_name', 'mail_from_name' );

while Contact Form 7 overrides wp_mail core function:

@wp_mail( $mail_recipient, $mail_subject, $mail_body, $mail_headers );

passing its sender string by the $mail_headers variable.

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Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Alessandro Raffa
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I was searching for stop motion videos, and I found this wonderful song. The video is amazing. I can’t stop listening this song these days. Plus this music video has come in to recent popularity on Digg.

Oren Lavie is the author of the song and also the man on the video. He is a singer-songwriter and theatre director.

[...] At the core of his melody-oriented compositions there is always the piano or the guitar with his singing, enriched by string arrangements (cello solo, quartet, chamber orchestra) and various, mainly non-electronical instruments added occasionally, giving each of the songs a unique style and color. [...] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oren_Lavie

I hope you’ll enjoy this video and have a relaxant listening.

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