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  Merge News

  9298 readersIf you are interested in keeping up with how the merge of WordPress & WordPress MU is progressing here is a list of resources that you can follow: WordPress Contributors Twitter list Andrea on Twitter The WordPress merge trac ticket Patches submitted to trunk related to the merge Latest changes in WordPress trac The WordPress development blog Let the fun begin

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  The merge begins

  6258 readersRyan has posted a short notice in the developer blog that the merge of the WPMU codebase will be starting in WordPress trunk very soon. It’s likely to be a bit rocky, so fasten your seatbelts, put your tray in the upright position and secure all valuables. If you are playing along with the home game,

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  2.9.1 released, last before merge

  6893 readersIt’s officially out: WPMU 2.9.1. As Donncha says, this will likely be the last release before 3.0 and the merge. PLEASE see the info about adding the new commentsmeta table. (Wow, what a crazy ride. ) January 21, 2010 — Testers, start your engines (6) January 6, 2010 — Merge News (1) January 5, 2010 — The merge begins

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  Should you use WPMU?

  4267 readersWith news of the merge of the Wordpress & WordPressMU codebase becoming more widespread, one of the questions I get asked with increasing frequency is should someone start a new site based on MU or should they wait for the merge. My answer? It depends. Is it time-critical? Do you need it up and running sooner rather

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  SharDB update

  21542 readersI updated SharDB (Download) for WordPress MU 2.9.1.1 and added support for the comment meta table. December 29, 2009 — Scaling WordPress MU with multiple databases (31) September 24, 2009 — Changing the domain (17) January 21, 2010 — Testers, start your engines (6) January 14, 2010 — 2.9.1 released, last before merge (6) January 6, 2010 — Merge News

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  Disabling the update reminder 3.0

  6311 readersI’ve updated my disable the update reminder plugin for WP 3.0. Actually, this version will work in 2.6 and newer versions of both WordPress and WordPress MU. The original post and download: Disable WP / WPMU version check (81). If you haven’t used the plugin before, just drop it in your mu-plugins folder. April 12,

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  The age of Thelonious and WordPress 3.0

  6859 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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  Must use plugins and 3.0

  4405 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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  2.9.2 released

  6807 readersYesterday, Donncha released WordPress MU version 2.9.2. 2.9.2 contains fixes for the major outstanding bugs in MU. Unless a security issue surfaces in either WordPress or WordPress MU, this is expected to be the last version of MU. Thanks Donncha January 14, 2010 — 2.9.1 released, last before merge (6) November 26, 2009 — Facebook Dashboard Widget

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  Upgrading to 3.0

  4138 readersOur buddy Pete went and wrote up a very detailed post on how to upgrade from WPMU to WordPress 3.0 if you are brave enough right now to try out the beta2. Pete steps through it manually, so be prepared for that. (and backup your site first). These instructions will still be relevant for the