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[Nick]

I've noticed the website is loading alot smoother and faster with this theme.

And no dragon section.

[Nick]

Updates - 6/22/10

Updated some of the categories.

-"Apple" renamed "Apple (iOS)"
-"Games" renamed "Freeware"
-Removed "Other"
-"News" renamed "Updates"
-Removed "E3" (Since the 2010 show is now over)
-"Video Games" renamed "Console"

[Nick]

WordPress 3

Well, I decided to take the plunge.. and upgrade to WordPress 3. This new version features thousands of security fixes, and bug fixes.. plus a load of sweet features.

Since my host had issues when it came to auto upgrading WordPress, I decided to backup everything, and manually upgrade.

After about 10 mins of downtime, I'm proud to announce that Gamefeed is successfully running WP3!

EDIT: Article on Gamefeed, with Video Tour: Click here.

[Frodo]

Looking good.  

[Nick]

Something was bothering me. Posts were going up, without a category. Which pretty much mean't... it would be very hard to find them once they become older. So it appears I fixed the problem now.

I also decided to find each uncategorized post, and put it in a category.

[Nick]

Drum-roll please... Gamefeed now has... a Retro category! Some posts that are themed to retro gaming might show up in "Console" but now they can also appear in "Retro".

[Nick]

Gamefeed has been a big success. We have a total of 1,025 posts, and 25,920 comments.

But you may have noticed that a new maintenance page is up. This is because Gamefeed is currently being upgraded from version 2.1... to version 3!

Besides a new theme, and a new shoutbox, the website will now update with new posts every.. 3 hours! Instead of every 5 hours. So now posts will be coming in even faster. Plus some new categories might be added. Stay tuned.

I'm also going to rearrange some of the ads. Removing some of them.

[Nick]

Gamefeed V3

Gamefeed has been updated! Our new version has a brand new, built-in shoutbox, new favicon, and other features. Our system will now post every 3 hours. Some annoying ads were removed as well.

Some bugs, including the menu glitch were fixed. The same theme was kept, just updated.

You can also check out the 3D tag cloud.. and play around with it.

Enjoy, and post your comments.

[Frodo]

*has fun, and plays around with it*  

[Nick]

Gamefeed now has a beautiful black and red, video game theme. It feels much more like a gaming site now.

Plus a more professional ad system, with less ads.

Other Updates:
-Removed "Retro" category (Only 1 post in category)
-"Updates" renamed "Other"
-"Console" becomes a menu. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft in the menu.
-"Pc" renamed "PC"

[Nick]

Here is the data from my most recent backup. As you can see, Gamefeed is pretty large:

Gamefeed
1,299 Files, 152 Folders - 14.2 MB (14,942,391 bytes)
MySQL Database (Posts, comments, etc): 20.0 MB

[Frodo]

Is there a way to see our previous comments for older posts?  

[Nick]

Yes. You can search for posts using tags, categories, or the search box.

Comments for every post will show up at the bottom of each post.

[Nick]

Well, it has taken awhile. But finally Gamefeed is showing up in search engines.. and not only that, but numerous amateur gaming blogs have linked to my posts.. pretty damn awesome.

So, since Gamefeed is currently my #1 source of web traffic, Gamefeed will no longer just be a blog.. but a social network, and a design studio for my games, and other projects. I had considered other names.. but I think Gamefeed Studios has a nice ring to it.  

Expect some big changes coming soon.. including.. a forum.

[Nick]

Upcoming features of the new Gamefeed:

-PM (Personal Message) system
-Post activity updates (Like twitter)
-Profile
-Ability to change avatar
-Friends system with friend requests
-Groups
-Notifications
-Forum