ICTlogy

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I’m quite done with my migration to WordPress 1.5

There are some important changes in the URLs of the feeds. Please update or you’ll be missing vital information ;)

Actual feed URLs:

• RDF: https://ictlogy.net/ictlogy/wp-rdf.php
• RSS: https://ictlogy.net/ictlogy/wp-rss.php
• RSS 2.0: https://ictlogy.net/ictlogy/wp-rss2.php
• Atom: https://ictlogy.net/ictlogy/wp-atom.php
• Comments (RSS 2.0) : https://ictlogy.net/ictlogy/wp-commentsrss2.php

My “About” pages have been updated too by using WordPress “Pages”. Not that easy as it was supposed to be, but not impossible either.

Some links might be broken as I’ve also changed the directory where the blog is installed (this is the reason why Feeds have changed of location too). Please report them to me if you feel like: that will help :)

Following my update to WP 1.5 I’ve decided to let aside Trencaspammers plugin and install HashCash instead to combat comment and trackback spam.

Just updated to WordPress 1.5.
So far, no time to see the “pros” but only the “cons”: lotta work.

Here my path for next time:

• Read and follow all the steps in this Upgrading 1.2 to 1.5 guide. Very important: plugins OFF – update – plugins ON
• Read Cesar’s comments on his own upgrade experience

First impression: my template’s gone to hell.
Options? Many.
Work? Many.

I really want a three column theme, so:

• Download Devenir En Gris theme and copy it as my own theme.
• Customize my own teme little by little until it looks like something near to what it looked like before

Next readings:

• Upgrading WordPress instructions
• Using Themes instructions
• Theme Development instructions

Besides all the mess, my kudos to the WP development team for letting me have to change my template for the last time (it seems next versions will be more respectful with look’n’feels)

I’ve also installed Time2read WP plugin that estimates, by counting the words, the average reading time of the post. A nonsense I’m glad to have added to this ICT4D blog

Tired of spam.
Even though WP blacklist worked fine, I still got a lot of comments/spam in the “awaiting moderation” menu, and had to check all of them to avoid errors in the filtering.

Now I installed Trencaspam, a hack that inserts an image with a code you have to type when submiting a comment.

Now that I changed my hosting provider it all works fine (with the previous one I did not had the last PHP version and could not create dynamically the images). Hope it works also for spammers.

I’m leaving my actual hosting and domain parking to Veloxia. If
you’re reading this, you’re already pointing to the new one. Hope
everything will be ok and noone will notice the change.

PS: I’m sorry the folks at Server Spain did not work fine for me :(