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Site Updated To WP2.2.2 and Widgets

Until yesterday, I was running WordPress 2.0.x as the site engine. I was thinking of upgrading to 2.1.x but I stumbled upon this post, that said that the 2.1 version won’t get any updates. Therefore, I took the plunge and upgraded to 2.2.2.

The process was quite painless. So far, I had to modify only my theme. I am not sure if widgets were added to the WP core in 2.1 or if it is a 2.2 feature (in 2.0 an additional plugin was required). I tracked down a widget for UWT, uploaded it on the /plugins/widgets/ directory, enabled it on the plugins page and then added it to the sidebar.

The widgets implementation in the WP admin screens is quite messy as one plugin may have more than one widget. These shouldn’t be included in the plugins page, but instead they should have their own page. Also, in the WP file structure, the widgets directory should be at the same level as the themes and plugins and not as a sub-directory of the latter.

The revision of the Social Bookmarks that I am planning to release (when it is ready) is working fine in 2.2.2 with no extra coding lines. I have installed it on the site so that you can have a taster of it. I am very tempted to write a widget for the plugin, but I haven’t decided if I should bundle it with the plugin or release it as an additional download.

If you spot anything that does not work or behaves in a weird way, please let me know, so I that I can investigate further.

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4 Responses to “Site Updated To WP2.2.2 and Widgets”

  1. Karen Taylor says:
    October 5, 2007 at 10:00

    I’ve just installed 2.3. Will there be a EPIG update soon? I’ve unpacked the plugin but it is not showing up in my list; don’t know why. Thanks.

  2. Apostolos says:
    October 5, 2007 at 16:36

    Karen, EPIG is not a WordPress plugin.

  3. Website Templates and Web Design, Graphic Layouts says:
    October 22, 2007 at 0:36

    Website Templates and Web Design, Graphic Layouts…

    Sorry, it just sounds like a crazy idea for me :) …

  4. Greg says:
    October 22, 2007 at 13:04

    Wordpress is some of the best software I have come across in a long time. Everything is simple including hacking and extending. Love the stuff. Your plugin is sweet (I use the social bookmarking) and would like to help you if possible. I am very proficient with php got a pretty good handle on wordpress etc.

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