Call To Undefined Function: ctype_digit() in WordPress 2.5

After upgrading or installing WordPress 2.5, the following PHP error may appear on web pages or in Apache web server log, especially when using the new Flash based media uploader to upload photos, pictures, images, videos and other files:

[error] [client x.x.x.x] PHP Fatal Error: Call to undefined function: ctype_digit() in /wordpress/wp-includes/link-template.php on line 182, referer: /wp-admin/media-upload.php?type=image&tab=library&post_id=1&post_mime_type=&s=&m=200804

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Free Picasa Flash and HTML Templates for Photo Gallery and Slide Show Album

Picasa is a photo management software for organizing and editing digital photos, originally created by Idealab and now owned by Google. Picase allows users to publish create photo gallery, photo album and slideshow to publish on the web by using personalized custom templates. Using template allows users to create attractive and beautiful photo galleries and slide shows without any knowledge of Flash, HTML, CSS and Javascript.
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Disable WordPress 2.5 Flash Image/Video/Media Uploader with Plugin

WordPress 2.5 features a new media (including image, video and file) uploader that built on Adobe Flash technology which supports multiple files uploading to the gallery at one time and upload progress indicator bar. Unfortunately, the media uploader has numerous bugs and problems, which basically make the Flash uploader not working, or not successfully uploading the files.
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Fix WordPress 2.5 Image or Media Flash Uploader Not Working Issue in IE7

WordPress 2.5 uses a new Adobe Flash based Image and Media Uploader which supports ability to upload multiple files at one go with upload progress bar. However, a lot of bloggers and users encounter problems when using this new “Add Media” wizard dialog.
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Workaround to Override WordPress Shortcode and Display the [] Brackets Tags

WordPress has added a new function named shortcode with API that WordPress developers and programmers to write plugins that create macro codes for use in post content beginning from WordPress version 2.5. Essentially shortcode is an easy-to-use feature where bloggers just need to insert a bracket-delineated strings that can be magically expanded at runtime to reflect actual dynamic contents., without the need to deal with complex HTML and embed codes.
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How to Fetch and Show RSS Feeds on WordPress Blog (Atom/RSS Aggregator Plugins)

Sometimes, bloggers or webmasters may want to display and show contents from other blogs, and the most easy way to do so is by fetching and importing the RSS feed from external sites and display the RSS feed items on own WordPress blog. Doing so will introduce readers to related external contents, or promote other relevant sites. There are plenty of ways or methods to fetch and display the feed items or contents, or aggregate the Atom or RSS feeed, either by using plugins, external services or using PHP scripts.
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WordPress 2.5 Released for Free Download

The latest version of WordPress 2.5 has been officially released for free download, after 2 release candidates and several delays in schedule. However, the wait is worth waiting for, as WordPress 2.5 features lots of improvements and enhancements such as multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard, salted passwords and cookie encryption, media library, a WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess with your code, concurrent post editing protection, full-screen writing, and search that covers posts and pages.
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Display and Show Feed on HTML Website with FeedBurner BuzzBoost

Have interesting feed (RSS or Atom) that want to share with website or blog readers? (Subscribe to Tip and Trick feed) It’s possible to display and show feed contents on another website or blog to encourage readers to visit origin blog or site, and thus boosting both traffic. Showcasing contents from another blog by displaying its feed also useful for bloggers who have multiple blogs that want to cross-reference between each other to increase traffic, or want to combine several feeds to show in one portal or post.
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