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Posted By: nowsourcing 106 days ago
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Category: Blogging
Looks like Technorati is pulling rank, and will be dropping support on Wordpress blogs version 2.3.2 and under. Be smart. Upgrade.
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from WebGeek 105 days ago #
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Or, you could just remove your version # from your theme. :)

from streko 104 days ago # - show/hide this comment
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meta tag..

change to this

meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.5"

g2g

from WebGeek 104 days ago # - show/hide this comment
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I'm not down with letting Technorati control my blogs. There are a lot of problems with WordPress 2.5 that need to be fixed. Forcing people to upgrade isn't ok.

from HarryWatson00 104 days ago #
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What sorts of problems are we talking about with 2.5? I just emailed Technorati to see if this story is indeed true so I guess I will let everyone know when I hear something but webgeek what are the problems with 2.5?

from johnandrews 104 days ago #
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For Technorati to get specific  about the WP exploits suggests Technorati's business plan is in trouble (it can't handle the spam links). Awareness campaigns are fine, but strong-arming like this has to be resisted.

If technorati actually drops 85-90% of the blogs published on WP, will Technorati be relevant?

from IncrediBILL 104 days ago #
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I never knew technorati was relevant as it has zero impact for me, yawn.

from WebGeek 104 days ago # - show/hide this comment
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@johnandrews: I agree 100%! I don't like strongarming tactics like this at all.  Exactly...their relevance is in question.

@ HarryWatson00: Every time a major version of a new program/app/operating system is released, there ARE bugs, and it takes time to fix them, so it's rarely wise to upgrade right away. Some examples include a LOT of themes and plugins that have been broken by WordPress 2.5. I dug deeper into it and some key hooks in the code are broken. (I develop plugins so I have to stay on top of it.) This could cause a lot of problems for business owners with custom themes that could be broken by upgrading, along with other problems. It may cause costly downtime for businesses...that's not a joke.

Also, just because WP 2.5 is new doesn't mean it's more secure - it's just that the security flaws haven't been discovered yet. There could be a whole slew of new security flaws waiting to be exposed.

I realize my opinion here may be unpopular, but I feel strongly about this, and it needs to be said. Don't be lemmings, people - say NO to this.

from WebGeek 104 days ago # - show/hide this comment
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Anyone interested can read my response here: http://sphinn.com/story.php?id=40009


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