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Archive for November, 2009

WPDirectory Pro has released version 1.6.1, not long after releasing 1.6.0. This update builds ontop of version 1.6.0, addressing the XSS vulnerability again. Updates were also made to the plugins. Here’s the offical post on version 1.6.1:

I’m proud to announce that WPDirectory Pro 1.6.1 has been released.

Version 1.6.1 contains a small change to further improve upon the security put in place in version 1.6.0. There are no other changes or fixes.
This release is not required by users, but is recommended.

For further information on the XSS vulnerability please see this post

Additionally, all the plugins for WPDirectory Pro have been updated for the correct URL and directory naming structure. Thanks to a customer who noticed an issue with naming that I thought was corrected I have uploaded these as well. There are no changes to the plugins, only the directory naming. If these are already working on your site there is no need to replace them.

Head on over to the WPDirectory Pro website to update your version!

WPDirectory Pro version 1.6.0 was release on November 6th. This release is a MUST for all current users of WPDirectory Pro. Here is whats new in version 1.6.0
WPDirectory Pro 1.6.0 has been released:

This is a stable release and all users should upgrade immediately.

What was fixed in 1.6.0?
Version 1.6.0 has a number of fixes including a security fix. Details on the security fix can be found at the bottom of this post.

1. Different background color for Basic, Sponsored and Premium listings
2. Upgrade page titles for every page
3. Meta tags (keywords and description) for each category
4. Show random links from sub categories (If nothing link show in parent category)
5. Recaptcha
6. Security fix for XSS vulnerability

Previous version of WPDirectory Pro have a security vulnerability. To read about the vulnerability, please head over to the WPDirectory Pro Forums. You’ll also be able to find there everything included with this release, including the addition of reCAPTCHA.

Other updates were scheduled to be release for version 1.6.0 but were pushed back due to the XSS vulnerability found. We can expect those updates to be in the next release, but no offical time has been given on when that will be.

I must say that, in my opinion, WPDirectory Pro is quickly becoming the best Link Directory plugin for Wordpress. It started out as a plugin with limited features, and due to the hard work of Bruce ( WPDirectory Pro Owner ) and his programmer, its morphing into a full fledge Link Directory at an outstanding price.

If you haven’t heard by now, IndexU Deluxe version 1.4.2 was released on October 29th. Its an update release but not in the traditional sense. Here’s what you can expect to find in version 1.4.2

Nicecoder is proud to announce that IndexU Deluxe 1.4.2 has been released.

There is no bug fixed in this release. But we do some improvements:

- update payment gateway, move to database
- update api service.php
- update plugin library
- added remote approve and reject listing, it will enable you to do one click approve or reject from email notification message you received

As I wrote in a previous post, the payment gateway configuration is now centrally stored in the database versus being stored in the php files. This way, each time an upgrade is performed, you wont have to worry about going back and redoing all the settings. I’m extremely happy that NiceCoder made this a priority.

Also, if you haven’t been paying attention to the Forums or NiceCoder’s site, a few of their products have gone from licensed products to open source. Those products that now fall under Open Source are as follows

1. iDesk – Help Desk Software
2. NiceTalk – Professional Live Help Desk
3. NiceMember – Membership Accounting Software similar to Amember

The pro about this is that no longer do you have to pay for the software and then pay a yearly support fee. The con, unless we see a big influx of community members for these products, dont expect much support or updates.

Lastly, the long awaited update to DMOZ Extractor has been released. The big difference is now its no longer a desktop software but a plugin for IndexU Deluxe. It does have some nice new features to it too. Two of the biggest ones is that its UTF-8 ready and when importing categories, you no longer have to start with a blank database. There are other new features to it, but you’ll need to read them on NiceCoder’s Blog. DMOZ Extractor plugin is free for those that have a membership to IndexUTemplates.com. If your not a member, you should become one. For the price, you can beat all the templates and plugins that come with it!