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Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Tom Chandler/The Copywriter Un — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:49:00 -0000

Easier than the plugin is to use a Web host with Fantastico Deluxe (a collection of installer scripts).

It automatically creates the backups and fires the upgrade (takes less than 15 seconds), so you never even have to download the new version.

Check and see if your Web host has it.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Jack Payne — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:43:26 -0000

Good tip. I started using blogger as installing wordpress on my server and then updating / backing it up was a pain for a technical novice like me.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Keef — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:10:53 -0000

For people like me, this plugin is great. I've been procrastinating since the new version of WP came out, but after reading your post and downloading the plugin I managed to upgrade my version of WP in less than 5 minutes flat. And I'll definitely be much quicker about upgrading in the future. Thanks.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Rob Cook — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:42:30 -0000

I agree, this plugin is a godsend. I have used it a couple times on a couple blogs and have not had any problems to date.

Simple to use, safe auto backup, and takes he guess work out of upgrading. Can't ask for much more.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Paul Simister — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:00:08 -0000

Interesting. My my main blogs are on Typepad but I do have a couple of wordpress blogs but the upgrade fears have certainly constrained me because I'm just not technical.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Greenville SEO — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:37:26 -0000

These types of plugins are pretty cool and definitely make the mass amounts of Wordpress updates easier to handle.

I'm always scared about access to my server though. Anything that has access to write to my server means that there are holes elsewhere.

I've had my blog hacked before and its such a pain.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Mobile Blogger — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:57:23 -0000

Yeah, I used this plug-in and the dynamic update is much less hassle compared to backing up a few .wp files manually.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

ducttape — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:02:57 -0000

@allan - I have not had many issues with plugins crashing but obviously PodPress is a big one to get fixed. Some of this comes from the fact that a lot of really good plugins are developed for free by people doing it in their spare time.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Allan Schmidt — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:39:10 -0000

Very cool feature.

One small issue with wordpress 2.6 is that PodPress doesn't work with it yet. Though, PP should be fixed in a week or so.

Too bad that a new WordPress update crashes plugins. How often does that happen? PP is my first to go haywire after an update.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Adrianne Machina — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:29:15 -0000

Thanks for the tip John. I love my WP blog, but I was holding off on the upgrade because I heard lots of Twitter tweets that the upgrade itself could be fraught with technical trouble. If your blog can be done in 5 minutes, mine should take 5 seconds!

Adrianne Machina, DTM Coach

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Adrianne Machina — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:26:23 -0000

So glad for the tip! I love my WP blog -- and that's usually the platform I recommend for clients -- but I was holding off on the upgrade because I heard too many Twitter tweets about problems with the 2.6 upgrade.

Adrianne Machina, Duct Tape Coach

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

James — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:11:25 -0000

I used to have wordpress on my own server, but there were the frequent upgrade problems, plus other miscellaneous parts that never did work right. Too much hassle and too much time involvement for a person who is trying to run his own business. Now that I've switched the blog to be hosted at wordpress.com, it's running much smoother, wordpress handles the upgrades instead of me, and I'm a happier camper. Simplicity is key, and for me the wordpress.com hosting is the way to go.

Re: Upgrading WordPress the Easy Way

Mark Truman — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:42 -0000

You rock! This is a great plugin.

As a side note, if you can't log back in after you run the plug-in, just delete all your cookies...