Updating your software – in this case updating your WordPress blog to Version 3.0 – can be a frustrating process. I really do appreciate this new version, especially the new menu feature. It took a little bit to find a comprehensible documentation, but once you get it, you won’t forget, and you will appreciate it.

However, upgrading to version 3.0 can have quite some downfalls. As soon as I installed it I lost my Twitter connection. So far I have been using the “WP to Twitter” plugin, and it actually still functions under the 3.0 version. Nevertheless, I am now unable to modify the plugin parameters, which hurts especially when I add new categories.

While I liked the plugin, it was most annoying that you need to specifically allow new categories to be twittered. So, right now I am unable to automatically twitter posts in new categories.

I checked out the plugin’s website, and the guy who wrote it is considering discontinuing it, since Twitter will release some new requirements. As a result, I am now on the search for a new Twitter plugin.

Anybody out there with some advice/recommendation…?

Supplement:

Just found the “Post to Twitter” plugin. It doesn’t have as many options as the “WP to Twitter” plugin, but these numerous options were somewhat annoying. “Post to Twitter” works just fine, and it automatically shortens the hyperlink to your post. The conversion to short URLs is offered with the “WP to Twitter” plugin as well, but, due to the many parameters offered, the setup was cumbersome.

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