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Disappointed with WordPress 2.5 ?
Written by Jai on April 14, 2008 – 6:13 am - 1,914 views
As more and more people are upgrading to the latest release of WordPress 2.5, the number of rants and complaints is increasing steadily. I am sure the developers have worked hard to make the administration section of the new release as user-friendly as possible, but there are some shortcomings which should definitely be addressed in further releases of WordPress.
Here are three things about WordPress 2.5 that have really put me off :-
TAGS
1. First of all, I don’t understand the need of including an “add” button with the tags. The old method of specifying all the tags just separated by a comma was far less time consuming and you did not have to press an extra button every time you wanted to add a tag.
CATEGORIES
2. Adding categories is the worst of all. First you scroll down to the categories section (which were very accessible in the earlier version always being on the right side), then you click on “Add New Category”, write the category name and finally click on the add button. I really hate this part as they have increased the total number of steps to add a category for your posts. Read more »
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Written by Jai on April 4, 2008 – 7:38 am - 5,226 views
After the release of the WordPress version 2.5, a few people asked me if my themes were compatible with the new version. So, I decided to check this fact today and did a test run on majority of the WordPress themes on my local machine which is running the latest version of WordPress (2.5).
As a result, I will like to congratulate myself and inform everyone that all the WordPress themes available on Blog Oh! Blog are fully compatible and ready to use on WordPress 2.5. The reason why they are compatible is, because the new version of WordPress has mostly changed the administration section and ideally there shouldn’t be any problems with the themes that were working with the 2.3 version.
If you are getting any kind of errors or problems using my themes, it can be because of some redundant plugin that you are using. Many WordPress plugins need to be updated to work with WordPress 2.5. So, you might want to inform the plugin author to release an update.
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Written by Jai on January 16, 2008 – 8:53 pm - 1,740 views 
I have been busy designing the new theme for this website and the result is in front of you. Blogohblog [dot] com has got a brand new theme for itself (I call it bob on fire!). Hurray!
I have made the layout of the website more organized with more compatibility for IE 6.0 and for people working on the 1024×768 resolution. Also, you will see the last five WordPress themes on the top in a slideshow (jQuery). The plugoo chat was inevitable, so had to create space for that too on the left side. The logo has changed a bit, and yes, I think it looks much better now. I have put also pagination on the bottom for easy reading of the posts. And finally, added a little fire to make things hot!
I will be tweaking some more stuff while you browse the website so just bear with me. And yeah, let me know what you think of this new template!
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Written by Jai on January 1, 2008 – 12:11 pm - 2,816 views
I wish all the readers a very happy 2008 and a lot of prosperity in the new year. The same goes for all our blogs and websites as well. I also want to announce the winner for the custom theme contest declared earlier. There were a total of 35 blog entries made and I am happy to announce Kiro from Artswonderland.com as the winner of the contest. Congratulations Kiro for being the winner for a custom theme! Please send me your contact details on my e-mail, so that we can work on designing your shiny new theme.
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Written by Jai on December 28, 2007 – 4:37 pm - 1,736 views
This time of the year is really special because everybody looks back and analyzes what they have done throughout the year, and also make resolutions for the upcoming year. I have prepared this interesting little report on the progress of this website, so that all you readers can judge the quality of Blogohblog dot com. Here it is :-
Internet Stats
Alexa Traffic Rank : 26,813
Google Pagerank : 6
Yahoo Back links : 8,25,000
Google Back links : 4,76,870 (Source : Google webmaster tools)
Technorati : Rank » 8 | Authority » 14,591
Compete Rank : 40,077
Most traffic from : USA
Other Stats
WordPress Themes Built : 32
Total no. of People using our themes : 16,000+ (This is an approximate figure derived from Technorati)
Dashboard Statistics : 94 Posts & 1,836 Comments
Money Earned so far : $4,000 + (This figure is after Bob sold this blog to me on 5th November)
I am sure we have done well so far and also hope to continue progressing in the year 2008 with better pace. Free themes will continue to flow and lots of innovations are on the way (which include a new look for this site).
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Written by Jai on November 27, 2007 – 3:50 pm - 1,553 viewsI am releasing a pack of six extra blank header files which you can modify and use for the Xplosive Wordpress theme. They are in the GIF file format and if anyone needs the Fireworks PNG files for editing the elements, they can contact me. You just have to rename any of these headers to header.gif and replace it in the theme folder. Here they are :
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Written by Jai on November 7, 2007 – 2:56 pm - 1,875 views
All right! So, I have made my first Wordpress theme after taking over this blog. Now, the questions will be - Where is the theme ?? Where do I get it ?? Well.. its right here. The new theme of BOB. Woot Woot!
It will be available for download soon. Most probably by tomorrow! Its distinguishing feature will include a full fledged integration of a Lightbox Gallery on the left sidebar where you can showcase anything and everything in the form of photos. The theme’s name is Rhea (after my daughter’s name).
BTW, our official slogan has been changed to = Of the Bloggers, By the Bloggers, For the Bloggers. After all, its all about blogging. Isn’t it? 
Hurray!
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Written by Jai on November 6, 2007 – 9:11 am - 1,773 views
Hi everyone,
I finally managed to buy BOB from BOB
Anyway, I am hoping that the transition phase for the website transfer goes smoothly. Also, looking forward to meet all you lovely people and with your support, I will try and take this blog to the next level.
Trust me.. there are lots and lots of nifty Wordpress themes coming your way. So hold on tight!
By the way, I don’t know Malay so if you can leave comments in English, it would be great. Though, I am willing to learn Malay if someone is willing to teach it to me
Cheers Everyone! (**Hands out free Beers**)
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Written by Bob on November 5, 2007 – 3:54 pm - 1,759 views
Finally BOB sold to Jai Nischal Verma. It’s hard for me to choose a winner with various price. Why am choosing Jai Nischal Verma? Excellent, clear and specific person and know what his do. Web developer from India and in this business for the last three years now. 3 years is a long time for me and a lot of experience we will learn from Jai. Congrats Jai. You can continue my blog concept as well.
For bob reader, thanks for your support along you with me. I really appreciate. I’m confident, Jai Nischal Verma will give us more power, more flavor and more recipes with his experienced.
Thanks and i love you all!
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