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Useful Plugins for WordPress Theme Developers
Dec 27th
Many plugins are ready for download at the Word-Press Plugin Repository. Many plugins are no longer maintained and may only work with older versions of WordPress; and conversely, many newer plugins are developed exclusively Useful Plugins for Theme Developers.
How To Disable ‘will not be installed because it does not provide secure updates’ Warning in Firefox 3
Dec 17th
By default, Firefox 3 prevents users from installing any extensions that do not offer a secure connection for automatic updates. This prevents users from being victims of hijacked update URLs. (more…)
Excluding your plugin or theme from update checks
Dec 15th
There has been a vigorous discussion going on regarding what data WordPress installs send to WordPress.org when doing update checks. Because WordPress (the software) doesn’t know whether a theme or plugin is listed in the WordPress.org repositories, it has to check them all, and let the repository sort it out. Some have expressed concern that private plugins developed for a single client could contain sensitive information in their headers, like contact information for the developer, etc.
