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2010

wpmu WORDPRESS 3.0 AND BUDDY PRESS- PART 3

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Whats new with wordpress 3.00 , WPMU and buddy press

THE GAME HAS CHANGED.  WITH THE RELEASE OF wordpress  3.0 my plan to install and work with WMPU and buddy press has been taken to a entirely new level.

If you have been following my blog , my previous posts ( Part 1 Part 2 ( this one )  == Part 3 to come ) you would know that i was posting my journey to get  WordPress multi sites installed on my blogs and also a review of wordpress and installation procedures and tips and advice.

With the release of wordpress 3.0 , the game has changed and now  wpmu is shipped with your wordpress installation allowing you to make your wordpress blog into a multi user blog without having to go through a separate process to get  multi user wordpress blog installed.

I will be dumping my  previous multi user blogs  to go through the installation of the New wordpress 3  and  WPMU blogs with the new wordpress 3.00. so follow me as  i  go through this journey once again.Hopefully this time it will be quick and with less bugs and technical  obstructions and problems.

wordpress 3.00 WPMU and Buddy press

Here are  the new features in wordpress 3.00

  • WordPress and WordPress MU have merged, allowing the management of multiple sites (called Multisite) from one WordPress installation.
  • New default theme “Twenty Ten” takes full advantage of the current features of WordPress.
  • New custom menu management feature, allows creation of custom menus combining posts, pages, categories, tags, and links for use in theme menus or widgets.
  • Custom header and background APIs.
  • Contextual help text accessed under the Help tab of every screen in the WordPress administration.
  • Ability to set the admin username and password during installation.
  • Bulk updating of themes with an automatic maintenance mode during the process.
  • Support for shortlinks.
  • Improved Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies including hierarchical (category-style) support. (Try the Custom Post Type UI or GD Custom Posts And Taxonomies Tools plugins to see the possibilities.)
  • A lighter admin color scheme to increase accessibility and put the focus more squarely on your content.

and here is a nice breakdown of the new features that  wordpress 3.00 has at this blog here >> Nettutsplus blog and for the official wordpress 3.0 features and highlights page go here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0

Installing multi sites (network ) Like WPMU on wordpress 3.00

In wordpress 3.00  the WPMU feature is called creating network

Create a Network

In WordPress 3.0, you now have the ability to create a network of sites. To enable the Network menu item, you must first define multisite in the wp-config.php file.

Open up wp-config.php and add this line above where it says /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */:

define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

Notes

  • Giving WordPress Its Own Directory will not work in WordPress 3.0 with multisite enabled. It interferes with the member blog lookup.
  • You cannot create a network in the following cases:
    • “WordPress address (URL)” is different from “Site address (URL)”
    • “WordPress address (URL)” is used IP address such as 127.0.0.1 or port number other than ‘:80’, ‘:443’.
      • Use ‘localhost’ instead of ‘127.0.0.1’, if on local computer.

(See wp-admin/network.php network_step1() for more detail)

check for more detqails here : http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

Google sitemaps and wordpress 3.00 Multiuser blogs problem

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Goggle sitemaps plugins does not seem to work with the multisite  installed as of now .. check this space for further news. I got this message when i activated wordpress 3.00  network ( or wpmu)

Google XML Sitemaps is not multisite compatible.

Unfortunately the Google XML Sitemaps plugin was not tested with the multisite feature of WordPress 3.0 yet. The plugin will not be active until you disable the multisite mode. Otherwise go to active plugins and deactivate the Google XML Sitemaps plugin to make this message disappear

Incidentally i did have a problem with the wp-config not saving in its original format after applying the multi user code . and tried another fix  i  copied the code into wp-config and just closed notepad and it asked me to save and i clicked yes ..instead of saving first ( it getting changed )and  then closing.. you will understand this better only if you also run into this problem

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Buddy press and wordpress Multi user – Part 2

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Well if you are looking for part 1 its here  – Part 1 Buddypress and WPMU

Getting to know WordPress multi user and Buddy press

Part 1 talked about  the basics  features and differences between these  two blogging softwares  ( WORDPRESS MULTI USER AND BUDDY PRESS )as i  try and get more familiar with them. i  installed the wpmu and did everything  right  thanks to hese 2 links on You tube .

WPMU AND BUDDY PRESS

Installing WPMU or wordpress multi User  tutorials  on you tube

 

Installing WordPress MU (WPMU) Part 1

Installing WordPress MU (WPMU) Part 2 ( the guy plugs hostgator  , but the tutorials arte pretty good  and actually works ..pls do everything in sequence as mentioned for it to work in the first go )

So everything was installed beautifully , then  i created my first blog  from within the admin panel of wpmu  and “SHUCKS”  . it just  kept giving some internal eror.

At this stage i was starting to lean towards the simple  buddy press plugin that  does a nice job of encouraging people to register with your site with its nice features like creating your  profiles, interacting  with each other on the blog ,  and  able to post to the blog as well ( though members cant start thier own blogs on the server like you can do with WPMU )

WPMU INTERNAL EROR FIX – Solution

So with the internal eror problem appearing  i did a bit of google searching  and found out this file fix. Apparently  if you change the .htaccess file  to this it will work . Here is the link to the fix i got http://www.thepowerofk.com/blog/help/wpmu/wordpress-mu-htaccess-file-change/

This definitely fixed it and my blog was  appearing now . I think it was probably something to do with my wpmu being installed in  a sub directory other than the main blog  and the change in the htacess file 1st line as mentioned in the link above fixed it up.

The blog is working now  but it takes and awful lott of time for the subdomain blog to load up now ,,i have to figure out if its the server problem ( dre3amhost ) or then  a configuration problem that is lowing it down ..more in part 3.. 🙂

Part 1   Part 2 ( this one )  == Part 3 to come

Fifa Music World cup fever strikes sheldon singh

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I’m  a avid fan of  music in general  and was pretty pleased to find some of my favorite oldies like “OSIBISA” ( Sunshine Day – OSIBISA) and “Khaled” performing  at the FIFA Soccer world cup  opening ceremony  as well  as one of my favorites R KELLY. Singer and rapper R. Kelly, who enjoys legend status here in South Africa, was joined on stage by the Soweto Spiritual Singers.And just in case you were searching for the results of the first match between south Africa and MEXICO , it was a DRAW

FIFA OPENING CEREMONY 2010 Music

It was a power packed mix of vibrant and infectious music that was played in the opening ceremony FIFA WORLD SOCCER CUP as well as the pre-opening ceremony where “Black Eyed peas” did their thing. The stadium’s design was beautifully replicated in the centre of the pitch with a vast earth-coloured mat accommodating the hour-long display.

Fifa -World-Cup-Opening-Ceremony-2010

Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu danced in the stands, wrapped in a yellow and green scarf and beanie hat to support the Bafana Bafana national side in their later match against Mexico. Algerian pop star Khaled and Nigeria star Femi Kuti  entertained the crowds “ khaled played his hit single DIDI which set  the pace rolling for more good music , With R KELLY wowing the crowds with his song “Sign of Victory”

FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA

Fifa -World-Cup-Opening-Ceremony- FIFA - WOrld Cup - 2010

Top-class South African artists Thandiswa Mazwai, Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP), TKZee and vocalist Timothy Moloi, performed among others.

“GO THA SOCCEROOS”

Different strokes child actor dead

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Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom Diff’rent Strokes whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, has died at the age of 42 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. Gary Coleman who played Arnold Jackson in the popular family show Different Strokes between 1978 and 1986 leaves behind his wife Shannon Price, 24 who he married in 2008 after they met on a film set.

Gary coleman Dead

Different Strokes actor Gary Coleman died at the age of 42 after the child star playing actor had his life support machine turned off. Gary Coleman was rushed to hospital after falling and hitting his head at his home in Utah, US

More about the show : “Different strokes”
Diff’rent Strokes – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diff’rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on the NBC television network from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September …

History – Cast – Episodes – Ratings

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff’rent_Strokes

Different strokes Video

Actor Todd Bridges who played his older brother Willis, said: “It’s sad that I’m the last kid alive from the show.”

John Alcantar, Gary Coleman Manager said: “Garry passed quickly and peacefully soon after the machine was turned off.”

“Gary is now at peace, and his memory will be kept in the hearts of those who were entertained by him throughout the years.”