The 1.3 version of WordPress MU is finally released - much to the pleasure of MU users everywhere. On his blog, Donncha O Caoimh announced that this new version of WordPress MU includes:
- Better admin controls for the signup page. It can be disabled in various ways.
- Upload space functions have been fixed.
- The signup form is now hidden from search engines which will help avoid certain types of spamming.
- Profile page now allows you to select your primary blog.
- Database tables are now UTF-8 from the start.
- If you’re using virtual hosts, the main blog doesn’t live at /blog/ any more.
- The WordPress importer now assigns posts to other users on a blog.
- A taxonomy sync script is included in mu-plugins but commented out. It hasn’t been tested much but if your site has many hundreds of blogs it might be worth spending some time on a test server. Replicate normal traffic patterns and see if the server can cope with the upgrade process. If not, then look at the sync script, uncomment it and iterate over all your blogs with a script.
Extensive documentation is being included in the WordPress MU Codex - I’m thrilled to see documentation being included in the Codex on MU!
Donncha also stated that this thread in the WordPress MU forums is worth keeping your eye on, in regards to this new version and any problems that users are reporting.
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