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How can I show the total amount of posts in the categories on the right of the page? http://bernsteinmedical.com/blog/
Thanks
Doug

Hi!

You can configure the categories sidebar plugin to enable this.

This feature has been added in Serendipity 0.9, which was released half a year ago. Your webpage seems to stem from a serendipity 0.8.2 version. This version contains security bugs and issues, so you should definitely upgrade to 0.9.1 - or even better to 1.0-beta3. It is the final version that will be released as 1.0 within the next few days.

Best regards,
Garvin

How do I install a newer version (post a link to instructions?) Do I risk losing all of my current settings???

Hi!

One of the great features of Serendipity is that you can upgrade from any version we relesed during the last 3 years to the recent versions without losing anything.

So, upgrading from 0.8.2 to 1.0-beta3 is very easy. Of course, make a backup first of your FTP webspace AND of your tables. You should go and install phpMyADmin (www.phpmyadmin.net) into your webspace to backup your Database easily. Or maybe your provider has a tool that lets you backup your database?

Once you did that, just extract the files of the new s9y version to your directory, overwriting all files that already exist there. Then you can go to your usual blog url, and the admin screen will tell you that it upgrades serendipity now.

More detailed instructions can be found on www.s9y.org in the fAQ!

Best regards,
Garvin

I dont think my web host knows where my database is so I don't think I can back it up with that php admin tool.

any chance there is a plug-in for my version that would allow me to display the number of entries in the category?

Hi!

You CAN backup your database if you install phpMyAdmin.

Your DB username + password is contained in your serendipity_config_local.inc.php file. Only that username+password is needed for you to setup phpMyAdmin to your database.

Best regards,
Garvin

You should upgrade your version, because your s9y version contains security issues.

So you should put all your strength into installing phpMyAdmin. It's definitely worth it, and not hard at all.

Best regards,
Garvin

where do I find it? do I just install it into the folder that I have serendipity in?

It's right here: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php

Looks like it's got a recent release, too. Cool.

Installation is unzip/transfer, run setup script, open the program. There are additional security precautions you should take if you choose a stupid authentication mode, or if your webserver isn't using Apache. Better instructions at

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/#quick_install.