WordPress Media Bug
I think I just discovered another WordPress "bug". I was cleaning up the media and noticed the image tooltips displaying the wrong text. It appears the tooltips are displaying the text of the next image. For a second, I thought it was me. Check out the screenshot.
Quotation Marks
WordPress has a problem selecting the appropriate quotation mark in posts. For example, it frequently selects (read 99% percent) two left double quotation marks or two right double quotation marks instead of the left and right pair.
Fixing it is frustrating, because there are no quotation mark helpers available. Retyping the text is useless, because WordPress insists on selecting the wrong quotation mark. I have to manually type the HTML quote to correct the error. Arrgh!
Theme Change
When I setup the blog, I chose the "Sleepy Blue" theme you see here. Well, it is time for a change. I like the fixed-width layout and menu on the right-hand side, but the color pallet has worn on me.
I think I am going to purchase a premium theme and extend it with a custom header. If you have any suggestions regarding the color pallet, width, columns, menu, widgets, etc. leave a comment. Lastly, keep an eye out for theme previews, updated plugins, and more.
Code Tag Is Lame!
I had to post the last snippet of PHP code using the block quote tag, lame-o! Why you ask, because the <code> tag does not work as intended (yes, a feature). I inserted the opening <code> tag before the snippet and inserted the closing </code> tag at the end, duh.
What does WordPress do? WordPress does not know how to handle the closing </code> tag properly, so it appends it to the end of the first line of code (a comment no less). I tried it several different ways with the same lame-o result. Boo!
WordPress Formatting
I need to confirm this, but I think WordPress has a couple "bugs", which are getting on my nerves. First, I explicitly set the paragraph formatting to justified. Meaning, I highlight each paragraph and apply the justify property as needed.
Why does WordPress assume that any and all text after the justified paragraph is justified too? How does Word handle this? I copied the text from a post, explicitly justified some of the paragraphs and inserted new text. The new text does not inherit the justified format.
Second, I have noticed that a justified paragraph after a list does not justify the text. The justify property is set, so what is the problem? Is this a bug? It may not be WordPress, but something is wrong here. Is the CSS hosed? Arggh!
Post Rating Plugin
Note that I have installed a new AJAX-enabled post rating plugin. Both registered users and guests can rate the posts, so go ahead and rate the posts and tell us what you think about the content.
The plugin required editing of the index.php page, so I took the opportunity to rewrite the PHP code. The previous version was whacked, so I added the plugin code and re-formatted the page monk-style. Enjoy.
WordPress 2.3.3
WassupJose.com has been upgraded to WordPress 2.3.3. I will enable the plugins as soon as I finish upgrading a couple of other sites to version 2.3.3. Also, I found a bug in the current template that I need to fix. The broken formatting when previewing is burning my eyes.
WordPress Code Tag Sucks!
I am trying to post WTF worthy code snippets, but WordPress keeps modifying the code. I assume WordPress is parsing the code or rendering the HTML or JavaScript. This is stupid, now I have to look for an alternate method to post the coding horrors.
WordPress 2.3.3
As much as I like the WordPress platform it has its share of security problems. The 2.3.3 is an URGENT security release, which addresses a flaw in the XML-RPC implementation. What does this mean? I have to upgrade seven copies of WordPress! Argggh!