Posts from 19th July 2009

You know what sucks? Installing WordPress..

Posted on in Opinion & WordPress and tagged suckings, WordPress, wordpress automatic installer & wordpress install… View Comments

Yep. I’ve always hated installing WordPress, When i’m creating a new WordPress install, its because I want to play with it right NOW, not in 10 minutes, not in 30 minutes..

Many people will quote the “famous 5 minute WordPress install” but like nearly every other decent sized Web app. out there, This simply isnt true

I mean, Step back for a moment, and look at the steps that you have to do:

  1. Download the Install package from the website – 7MB ~1 minute on a 1.5Mbit connection
  2. Extract the Archive – 20 seconds
  3. Open your FTP Application, Upload the 10MB of files, ~30 minutes
  4. Visit the Location you installed it in, Run the install ~2 minutes
  5. Realise PHP cant create its config file automatically, Create it manually, ~5 minutes

Hooray! We have it installed!

..Now, that  ”quick” install took nearly 40 minutes.. I dont know about you, But by that time I’ve usually nearly lost interest in what I was originally doing..

Luckily, Since we now have the Core Upgrades as part of WordPress,  We dont have to deal with a 30-minute FTP Upgrade.. Its more like a 1-2 minute upgrade..

Thankfully.. People like to automate things, And there are a few other alternative methods of installing,  For example, Some hosts now offer Auto-Installers such as Fantastico, Unfortunately these are not always 100% up-to-date when a new release comes out, and often only allows English installs.

(Side note: Yes, I now use SSH + SVN, so a new setup only takes me ~2 minutes via the Command line)

Remove WordPress 2.8′s Default Password Nag

Posted on in WordPress & and tagged Programming, WordPress & WordPress 2.8 View Comments

WordPress 2.8 includes a Password Nag for when you’re using a default generated password. This was done intentionally to help forgetful people like myself who make new installs, and promptly forget the admin password.. You can find the Trac Ticket for it here:  #9710

I’ve been asked how to disable it, A fair enough request, and a very simple thing to achieve.

Simply put this code into a plugin, Or your theme’s functions.php:

remove_action('admin_notices', 'default_password_nag');

And you’ll never see that red box again..