WordPress 2.9.2 was just released and addresses a bug where logged in users can see trashed posts belonging to other authors. So, if you have sensitive files in the trash and multiple user accounts on your site, you should probably upgrade soon.

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WordPress version 2.9.1 was just released and should fix the annoying scheduled post problem. The problem was scheduled posts weren’t being published on some 2.9 installs — including a couple of my own installs . Instead, when you looked at the list of posts you would just see errors reading “missed schedule” or something similar. There is a way of fixing the problem by editing a core file, but no need now…just upgrade to 2.9.1 and all should be well. Remember…backup, backup, backup before pressing the upgrade button–chances are you will have no problems, but if you do, will be glad you backed up.

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In WordPress 2.9, it’s super easy to embed videos, images, and other content into your WordPress site. Just type/past the url into your post/page and WordPress does the rest. Make sure that the URL is on its own line and not hyperlinked (clickable when viewing the post).

For example, all I did to add the video below was copy/past the the video url into this post…the url should be on its on line. In the past you would have just seen the link to the video, but from 2.9 onward, WordPress automatically embeds the video in the post.

You can also opt to wrap the URL in the embed shortcode. It will accomplish the same effect, but does not require the URL to be on its own line.

Note: It’s important to make sure the url isn’t hyerlinked when you type/past into the post/page. If so, then you will simply see the link, like below. This is also a good tip if, for some reason, you want to show the link and not the embed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nxXsROoBYs

Can I Use Any URL With This?

Not by default. For secutity reasons, WordPress will only embed URLs matching an internal whitelist. By default, WordPress will automatically embed from the following sites…this list will grow over time.

• YouTube
• Vimeo
• DailyMotio
• blip.tv
• Flickr (both videos and images)
• Viddler
• Hulu
• Qik
• Revision3
• Scribd
• Photobucket
• PollDaddy
• Google Video
• WordPress.tv (only VideoPress-type videos for the time being)

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1. Post Thumbnails: This allows you to automatically add an image to your posts. It’s the same type functionality you see in many custom themes where you can add images using “custom fields”, but this will make it a lot easier for most users.
2. Trash Status: A deleted items area allowing you to recover deleted posts, pages, and comments.
3. Basic Image Editing: You will be able to edit images in your media library. You can do basic editing like rotate, flip, resize, and crop. This will be a big plus for many users. Now if only there was a way to better organize those uploads (like the ability to create folders (directories) and subfolders) for better file management.
4. Media Embeds: Makes it a lot simpler to embed media into your posts and pages.

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