Tag: WordPress

  • Debian, WordPress and Multi-site

    For quite some time, the Debian version of WordPress has had a configuration tweak that made it possible to run multiple websites on the same server. This came from a while ago when multi-site wasn’t available. While a useful feature, it does make the initial setup of WordPress for simple sites more complicated. I’m looking…

  • WordPress 4.1 for Debian

    Release 4.1 of WordPress came out on Friday so after some work to fit in with the Debian standards, the Debian package 4.1-1 of WordPress will be uploaded shortly.  WordPress have also updated their themes with a 14-day early theme called twentyfifteen.  This is the default theme for WordPress 4.1 on-wards.

  • WordPress 4.0.1 fixes for Debian stable

    Previously I posted a short article about the WordPress package for Debian and how that SID was getting the updated WordPress 4.0.1 which had some security fixes. The question a lot of people were asking was: What about stable (or Wheezy).  After way too much time due to other pressing issues, I have just uploaded…

  • WordPress 4.0.1 for Debian

    WordPress recently released an update that had multiple security patches for their (then) current version 4.0. This release is 4.0.1 and includes important security fixes.  The Debian packages got just uploaded, if you are running the Debian packaged wordpress, you should update to 4.0.1+dfsg-1 or later. I am going to look at these patches and…

  • WordPress 4.0 for Debian

    Yesterday WordPress released version 4.0 or “Benny” of WordPress. I have now downloaded it and packed up for Debian users. The files just hit the ftp-master a few minutes ago and will then be distributed out to the various Debian mirrors. The upgrade should go smoothly but you will probably need to upgrade the twentytwelve/twentyfourteen…

  • WordPress 3.9.2 for Debian

    WordPress released today a security release 3.9.2 which they fix several security issues, including a denial of service issue around XML.  The corresponding Debian package 3.9.2+dfsg-1 is currently being uploaded to the Debian ftp-master server as I write this and should be available on the mirrors soon. Unfortunately at the time of writing, there are…

  • WordPress 3.9.1

    The Debian package of WordPress version 3.9.1 was uploaded to the ftp master recently.  While the update was pretty simple, the upload took a lot more doing. I’m not sure why the Debian ftp-master server didn’t like me, but it was so slow. Strangely, even dcut uploads were slow and they are only a few…

  • WordPress update needed for stable too

    Yesterday I mentioned that wordpress had an important security update to 3.8.2  The particular security bugs also impact the stable Debian version of wordpress, so those patches have been backported.  I’ve uploaded the changes to the security team so hopefully there will new package soon. The version you are looking for will be 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u2 and…

  • Important WordPress update

    WordPress 3.8.2 was released yesterday which contains some important security fixes. This is an important security release and the Debian packages were uploaded to the ftp-master a few minutes ago. Besides fixing Debian Bug #744018, the release fixes the following two vulnerabilities (as mentioned in the bug report): CVE-2014-0165 WordPress privilege escalation: prevent contributors from…

  • WordPress 3.8 for Debian

    Well if you can read this then you know it’s working.  After way too many weeks, Debian will have WordPress version 3.8.  Thanks to Raphaël for his kind assistance and answering my questions about how it was built.  The upload is still gurgling along and will make it there in its own time. He said…