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Updated to WordPress 3.0

Administrator — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:32:11 +0000

We have successfully made the update to WordPress 3.0. There are 1,217 new features and bug fixes (as well as a slightly lighter admin theme). So many great new tweaks that will help you continue to have an enjoyable experience with WordPress. Watch the video below for all the details.

If you are looking for a personal blog. Please contact Paul Prins.

Updated Spam Blocking

Paul Prins — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:31:47 +0000

We recently updated and upgraded the spam blocking software that we use here at Insights for Church. If you notice any unusual activity on your account please report it in the comments section for this post.

Our hope in this update and upgrade is to keep the number of spam comments to a minimum as well as to reduce the number of spam blogs that are created on the site (that means your content will show more prominently on our home page).

Updates A Plenty and Twitter Outage

Administrator — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:10:14 +0000

We are hard at work to make sure that any updates that come out for WordPress are kept up to date here at InsightsForChurch. Over this last week there were a number of them. Currently we are up to version 2.8.4a.

Also the end of last week there was an outage with Twitter and Facebook being taken offline. This would have rendered the plugin twitme from posting anything to this service. As of writing this it seems that the service is back online and accepting requests from 3rd party applications like twitme. Thanks for your understanding.

Updates Abound!

Administrator — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:00:53 +0000

We have updated to word press version 2.7 and it is quite the update. Brand new user interface when you are writing posts, plus we went ahead and updated all the plug ins to their latest versions.

New Features:

brand new admin area redesign with menu down the left side
sticky posts!
new dashboard features
modular write post area
quick edit for mass edits on bulk posts
reply to comments from admin
threaded & paginated comments (if supported in theme)
add new media without adding a post

If you are wondering how to find your way around, or where to get started check out wordpress.tv. They’ve developed a great how-to section with free video tutorials online!

To Update to WordPress 2.7

Paul Prins — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:52 +0000

This week we will be undergoing some scheduled maintenance and upgrades before the end of the week. After these are complete there will be some new features for our users.

brand new admin area redesign with menu down the left side
sticky posts!
new dashboard features
modular write post area
quick edit for mass edits on bulk posts
reply to comments from admin
threaded & paginated comments (if supported in theme)
add new media without adding a post

We will let you know once this update is completed. It is well worth the wait. Your blog, content, and everything will be maintained.

Merry Christmas!

Paul Prins — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:00:46 +0000

We just wanted to take a minute to say Merry Christmas! May the year ahead be blessed and full of hope. Our God is a rock, so rock it out.

Enjoy the most amazing Christmas tree ever.

Link your blog to twitter and facebook

Paul Prins — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:36:42 +0000

Nineteen05 posted a great blog entry on how to connect your blog to a twitter and facebook account. The whole point is to get more mileage out of the time you spend blogging (aka more readers) by delivering access to your content where they already are. Make sure you check it out!

We also performed a routine update of the plug-ins available for you on your administrative page. Have a blessed Christmas!

Brand New Site Bar

Administrator — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:41:38 +0000

We’ve added a brand new site bar that will allow visitors to jump around from blog to blog, and a direct link allowing them to create their own blog. This bar will appear on every site as a way of unifying all of the blogs on the Insights For Church network.

For users who are logged in they will see quick links to pages allowing them to create new posts, and manage the different aspects of their personal blog. We hope you enjoy this additional feature and we look forward to adding more for you in the future.

A Little Downtime

Administrator — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:30:53 +0000

This last weekend we experienced around 10 hours of down time as we were making some changes to our server. Thank you for your patience as we resolved some issues, everything is back online and working. Thankfully we didn’t loose any data for your blogs and were able to restore them to their state as of Saturday night. Back to the blogging!

100+ Designs for You to Use

Paul Prins — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:20:35 +0000

We’re proud to announce that there are over 100 site themes/designs for you to choose from. Most of them have customizable elements like header graphics amongst other things. For those of you who are currently members check it out and for those of you thinking about it… Sign up today!

Insights for Church offers free blogs for anyone involved in ministry. If you’re a pastor, missionary, small group leader, or just someone passionate about your faith in Christ and looking for a community to blog with. Sign up in seconds, be blogging in minutes.