I’ve been working all morning with upgrading websites and blogs that are powered by WordPress.
The new WordPress 2.5 is a big change from all previous versions. The layout is much less cluttered in the administration area of the site
- and I’m completely thrilled
with the new automatic Plugins Upgrade option!
My standard WordPress installation routine includes two dozen plugins, and upgrades used to be the bain of my love afair with WordPress.
First, I upgraded a static-page website using wordpress as a content management system rather than as a blog. My first upgrade went from 2.2.3 up to 2.5, so I was expecting it to go smoothly after I read the upgrade directions.
My second upgrade was more nerve-wracking… I updated an older blog with almost three years and 205 posts… from WordPress 1.5 to wordress 2.5 – following the same directions -
And everything worked like a charm! Which is great for me, I’ve been putting off the upgrade to www.douglampi.com - not wanting to mess up the site… However, it was time to take the plunge and see what repairs I had to do afterwords.
Turns out that upgrading a wordpress blog that’s had no version upgrades in two years is just as easy as how to update a wordpress blog I installed last week!
I have another dozen wordpress blogs to upgrade today, I better pay attention to my ftp program and keep those files flowin’. As I complete the upgrades across my client sites and my own blogs, I’m taking screen captures and video clips as I experiment with the changes in the new WordPress 2.5 update.
Cheerio!
