Comments on: WordPress 2.5: The Next Generation

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:32:42 +0000

@Brian: Yup, Shaun’s got it right. I also found just removing the line from the config solves the problem with no noticeable effect on the operation of the site.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:16:33 +0000

@Brian: You need to set the “character set” in your WP configuration set the same as it was in your old WP installation and the same used by MySql. If you have no idea what you used then WP probably used UTF-8. This happened to me when I upgraded.

For WP 2.5 open up the wp-config.php file and change the DB_CHARSET to utf8:

define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');

If that does not work then you need to find out what your configuration was using and setup the new configuration the same way.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:32:34 +0000

Any idea on how to get Chinese characters working properly in the new(old) Word Press 2.5? Since upgrading this week I seem to have all my 汉字 converted to ?? when the post is made. Appreciate any tips.

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:31:52 +0000

I’m 100% with you on the auto-updater. If memory serves, there’s a plugin for it, but would be nice to have it right in the core. I wish they’d release an upgrade file along with every install release so that I wouldn’t have to go in, delete the useless stuff in the wp-content folder and repack before upgrading. Is there anyone who’s upgrading that needs a reinstall of the Hello Dolly plugin or the classic theme? Bah! haha.

As for DST… not so much an issue here in one-timezone/no-DST China.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:01:06 +0000

Wordpress has been a good platform for a while and it keeps getting better. I love the plug-in installer too. I didn’t realize it was there until today. The next big things I’d love to see is a fix for the day light savings problem (you have to change the time zone settings twice a year) and a Wordpress updater.