All PressHarbor weblogs have been upgraded to WordPress 2.7, which was released December 11, 2008. For more information about WordPress 2.7, please see the release announcement.
Once again, Aaron Brazell has posted a great post about the great new features in this release: 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.7.
For a visual tour of the WordPress 2.7, please watch the following video:
We hope you enjoy blogging with this latest upgrade to WordPress. If you experience any issues that you suspect are related to this upgrade, please submit a support ticket.
Thank you for your support of our PressHarbor service!
WordPress 2.6 Upgrade Complete
All PressHarbor weblogs have been upgraded to WordPress 2.6, which was released today. For more information about WordPress 2.6, please see the release announcement.
Aaron Brazell has posted a great post titled 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6, it’s worth a read to learn about the great new features in this release.
For a visual tour of the new release, please watch the following video:
We hope you enjoy blogging with this latest upgrade to WordPress. If you experience any issues that you suspect are related to this upgrade, please submit a support ticket.
Thank you for your support of our PressHarbor Service!
How do I cancel my PressHarbor blog hosting account?
To cancel a PressHarbor account, you can do so by logging into your PressHarbor account from the Login link on our home page. Then click the My Account link at the top right. In the Account Information box, look for the “Web hosting plans in your account” line and click View.
For any account you want to cancel, please click the Magnifying Glass icon 
and on the following page, click the [Click to cancel this hosting package] link.
WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Complete
All PressHarbor weblogs have been upgraded to WordPress 2.5. To be more precise, your blogs have been upgraded to a pre-release version of WordPress 2.5.2, so our current version is somewhat more recent than the most recently released official version, which was WordPress 2.5.1, a bug-fix release to the major 2.5 upgrade.
For more information about these updates, please see the release announcements:
WordPress 2.5.x introduces some major changes from previous versions. Most notably, the control panel has been completely redesigned. Some links which may help you transition to the new version:
We hope you enjoy blogging with this fantastic upgrade to WordPress. If you experience any issues that you suspect are related to this upgrade, please submit a support ticket.
Thank you for your support of our PressHarbor Service!
WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Plans
WordPress recently issued a major upgrade. We ask that you do nothing at this time (despite what the control panel may be telling you!), we will upgrade all PressHarbor sites simultaneously when our compatibility testing is complete and we are confident that any major bugs with the newest WordPress have been squashed. We do not have any estimate at this time as to when we will make the upgrade but will keep you informed.
PressHarbor Blogs Upgraded to WordPress 2.3.3
All PressHarbor Blogs have been updated to WordPress 2.3.3, a security update to the WordPress 2.3 software.
As noted on the WordPress Dev Blog, now would be a good time to update your password. Changing your password frequently is a good security practice. Always use strong passwords. What is a strong password? Check out Microsoft’s Strong passwords: How to create and use them, it’s a good primer on password security.
WordPress 2.3? You're Soaking In It!
WordPress 2.3 has been released, and there is much rejoicing! PressHarbor users have no need to upgrade to WordPress 2.3 – you’re soaking in it! (thanks Madge!)
All PressHarbor blogs have been running the pre-release version of WordPress 2.3 until tonight, and we’ve just upgraded all blogs to the release version of 2.3.
Please enjoy blogging with this new release!
PressHarbor Users Not Affected by Recent WordPress Security Issues
A security release for the 2.2 series of WordPress was recently announced.
At PressHarbor, your site will automatically receive WordPress security updates and your version of WordPress is not affected by any of the issues in this release.
For your information, you are currently hosted on the 2.3 series of WordPress; our service has been running this series since July 2007. When the 2.3 version of WordPress is released later this month, we will continue to follow this branch and maintain regular updates to your site along the 2.3 branch.
How Do I Preview My Site Before Updating DNS?
If you are transferring an existing blog site from another service to PressHarbor, you will want to configure your site and preview before committing to making the DNS changes which will make it live on our servers.
To be able to access your domain before you make the DNS changes which will allow the world to see it on its new server, you can make a change to your local DNS settings so that your computer will see the domain at its future home.
Mac OS X
Open the Terminal application and type:
sudo pico -w /etc/hosts
You will see some text like the following:
## # Host Database # # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface # when the system is booting. Do not change this entry. ## 127.0.0.1 localhost 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost ::1 localhost
Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move to the bottom of the file. Enter the following:
123.456.78.90 domain.com 123.456.78.90 www.domain.com
where 123.456.78.90 is the IP address sent in the Hosting Order Status message sent to you when your hosting account was created, and of course domain.com is your own domain name. The white space between the IP address and the domain is a tab.
Hit Control-O and the editor will prompt you with:
File Name to Write: /etc/hosts
Hit Return to save the file, then Control-X to exit the editor. Now type this into the Terminal:
sudo lookupd -flushcache
Or type this if you are using Mac OS X 10.5 or higher :
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
Quit your web browser and reopen it, and you will now be able to view your PressHarbor account even though you have not changed the DNS settings at your registrar.
To reverse your changes (don’t forget to do so before you make the DNS changes at your registrar), remove the lines you added to the /etc/hosts file, save the file, and run lookupd -flushcache one more time.
Windows
On Windows, the Hosts file is located at different places depending on your version of Windows:
Windows 95/98/Me
c:\windows\hosts
Windows NT/2000/XP Pro
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows XP
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows Vista/7
The file will also be at this location in Windows Vista/7:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
But you will need to edit the file as Administrator. See this article from Microsoft on how to edit the file as Administrator.
If you have difficulty finding the hosts file, you can go to Find on the Windows Start menu and type in hosts.
Open the hosts file with Notepad, and enter the following at the bottom of the file:
123.456.78.90 domain.com 123.456.78.90 www.domain.com
where 123.456.78.90 is the IP address sent in the Hosting Order Status message sent to you when your hosting account was created, and of course domain.com is your own domain name. The white space between the IP address and the domain is a tab.
Where can I get more WordPress Plugins?
An excellent source of a variety of plugins to enhancne your site’s functionality is available at the WordPress Plugins page at:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
Simply download the Plugins to your local computer, then upload them to your site.