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I just noticed an issue with the way that WordPress handles the plugins activation. A couple of WordPress users have reported that when they activate Social Bookmarks, the plugin activates and operates as advertised but the AJAX features of the WordPress Dashboard break. I have tried for a while now to replicate the issue and I was unable to.

Last night I noticed that my NextGen Gallery AJAX stopped working. When a plugin breaks usually the problem lies with a plugin update that follows the programming pattern that is known as sloppy coding.

I started disabling all the plugins one by one until the AJAX functionality was working. However, I ended up disabling all the plugins as I could not spot an offending plugin.

I re-activated the NextGen Gallery and the AJAX features of the gallery were working fine. I activated all my other plugins and this time the Dashboard AJAX did not break. My conclusion is that WordPress 2.7 is a bit picky about the order with which the plugins are activated.

It’s been quite a busy WordPress development week with the release of new versions for both Social Bookmarks and Move Comments. However, that is not all from me. I am putting the finishing touches to two more plugins (always for WordPress).

I have fallen in love with the subversion repository over at the wordpress.org and with their excellent ability to synchronize the installed plugins with the latest version made available on the repository.

So, expect to see and download a lot more plugins for your WordPress powered site.

A new year brings a new version of the Social Bookmarks plugin for WordPress. For a complete listing of the changes, visit the changelog page. A lot of your feedback has been taken into account in this version, with a number of issues addressed and with a WordPress 2.7 look and feel now in Social Bookmarks.

The automatic updating feature of WordPress is an amazing way to deliver more sites to your Social Bookmarks installation. So, expect  more sites to be delivered really soon.

The plugin is now fully hosted over at the WordPress repository so the magic update button on the plugin section of your Dashboard should allow you to automatically update your current version.

I have made available an updated version (1.2) of the Move Comments plugin for WordPress. The changes are:

• Interface under Admin now features a 2.7 look and feel.
• Fixed the bug where items whose status was not ‘publish’ was appearing on the drop-down list.
• Re-arranged the interface.
• The plugin is now located under the Comments section on WP 2.7.