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  What is the mu-plugins folder?

  5003 readersUsers of WordPressMU have long been aware of a folder within wp-content called mu-plugins. Obvious conclusions were drawn because of the name and where it was, but this actually stands for “must-use” plugins. Why? Because any code (plugin) placed in the folder is run automagically, as if it were part of WordPress itself. (Yeah, that

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  Network Privacy

  5063 readersIn one of the chapters in the WordPress All In One Desk Reference, Andrea includes a list of recommended plugins for use in a WordPress Network. One of those is no longer available for download. Because it was such a handy plugin, I updated the plugin for WordPress 3.0 so that it works with both

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  Network Admin

  4644 readersRyan had the idea, I mused aloud it seemed like it made sense to me, and coming up in the next version of WordPress, everyone who has set up multisite will have the Super admin menu shuffled off into its own area called Network Admin. In terms of usability, this makes more sense than just

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  WordPress 3.0 beta is out

  6865 readers… and what we really need is for WPMU users to test it out. Please do not do this on a production site. Ideally, have a test site you can play with (many MU people do) and just manually upgrade the WPMU install to the WordPress beta. Poke around, see if anything broke. If you

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  BuddyPress Author Link

  4716 readersI’ve updated my BuddyPress Blog Author Link plugin for WordPress 3.0. I also added support for a single WordPress install. You can download it here. June 28, 2010 — Another Featured Posts update (12) July 21, 2010 — Theme Stats Updated (0) June 27, 2010 — Network Privacy (9) June 21, 2010 — Everything you

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  Adding a menu to the new network admin

  15073 readersComing in 3.1, the Super Admin menu will be shuffled off to its own admin area, thus making the distinction really clear between global network actions and site-specific ones. I wrote about this back here. “But Andrea,” some of you have said, “My menus for my plugin are in the wrong place, how do I

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  Another Featured Posts update

  5350 readersSomeone reported that my Featured Posts plugin wasn’t working. I tracked it down to the download zip containing the old admin page vs the updated one. I updated the repository. Original plugin post Download it from the repo: Featured Posts June 29, 2010 — BuddyPress Author Link (0) July 21, 2010 — Theme Stats Updated

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  Must use plugins and 3.0

  5958 readersIf you have been testing out the beta of WordPress, and are new to the whole concept of multiple sites, you may have noted a lot of the wordpress-mu-specific plugins make reference to the mu-plugins folder. This is not created by default. You must create it in the wp-content folder. The “mu” does not stand

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  The age of Thelonious and WordPress 3.0

  8879 readersThe penny has dropped, the vuvuzelas have sounded and the kitties have played themselves out. WordPress 3.0 has been officially released. Check out the official release post from Matt. I’ve been watching the download counter whirl by. This release marks the official end of separate WordPressMU development. The exisiting functionality is now a part of

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  WP125 Ads Plugin

  5752 readersWe had a client who is using the WP125 Ads plugin. When they upgraded to WordPress 3.0, it was having an error. I fixed the error and forwarded it to our client. Other folks reported the same issue in this thread in the WP support forums. The author of the plugin posted and indicated he