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News and Announcements
News and Announcements, from the phpWordPress forum. Archived company news and announcements from the phpWordPress support forum, 2004 to 2006, from releases to server moves.
The News and Announcements board is where Spoonlabs, the company behind phpWordPress, posted release news, promotions and notices about its own servers and support. The threads below are archived copies with usernames removed. For the full dated timeline, see phpWordPress news and press releases.
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phpWordPress 2.52 and its new template system (2004)
The 1 December 2004 announcement of phpWordPress 2.52 and its new template system, and what separating design from content meant for publishers.
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phpWordPress Special August discount (2005)
A 15 August 2005 notice that phpWordPress Enterprise licences were discounted to $199 USD for a limited period, and where it sits in the product's story.
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phpWordPress Special Fall Promotion for Developers (2005)
An 11 October 2005 phpWordPress promotion for the Developer licence: a $400 discount plus $200 of customisation work, as recorded in the forum archive.
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phpWordPress 3.0 released: the October 2005 announcement
The 19 October 2005 launch of phpWordPress 3.0 after almost a year in development, with a launch discount, and what a major release means for publishers.
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phpWordPress Server Downtime notice (February 2006)
A 5 February 2006 notice that the phpWordPress site and forum were down after a hard drive replacement, and how it fits the February 2006 server move.
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phpWordPress Moving To A New Server (February 2006)
A 14 February 2006 notice that phpWordPress was moving its site and forum to a faster dedicated server, with a short outage expected for DNS changes.
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phpWordPress Switching to new forum software (February 2006)
A 17 February 2006 notice that the phpWordPress support forum moved to new forum software, with all threads, posts and accounts re-imported.
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phpWordPress Tech Support notice (March 2006)
A 5 March 2006 notice that phpWordPress was upgrading its support systems, which could mean slightly slower replies of 24 to 48 hours.
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Tuesday, March 14: phpWordPress snowstorm delay notice
A 14 March 2006 notice from phpWordPress that some staff could not reach the office because of a severe snowstorm, and that replies might be delayed.
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phpWordPress New website launched (April 2006)
An April 2006 notice that phpWordPress had launched a new website with a template gallery and a site gallery, and how the archive dates the launch.
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phpWordPress 3.2 officially released: the May 2006 announcement
The 8 May 2006 press release for phpWordPress 3.2: SEO automation, AJAX administration, 11 language packs, membership access and a plug-in manager.