Tag Archives: automattic

WordPress Users: Less Spam and Better Stats

May 6, 2007 in Asides, On the Web with 8 Comments

I couldn’t help but notice two wonderful new WordPress plugins today.
Hate the sorting through the hundreds of obvious spam messages Akismet caught just to find that one legitimate comment? Derek Punsalan found a new WordPress plugin which aims to remove the obvious spam comments. I can already see Simple Spam Filter becoming a vital tool [...]

WordPress 2.0.7 Released

Jan 15, 2007 in Asides, On the Web, Security with 2 Comments

While Automattic claimed they wouldn’t release another update to the WordPress 2.0.x branch until 2.1, a security hole prompted them to go back on that promise. Yes, that’s right fellow bloggers, WordPress 2.0.7 has been released tonight. Included in this version is not only a security enhancement, but the infamous FeedBurner bug fix, as well [...]