Complicated WordPress Upgrade
Dear Reader,
Ok, I took the plunge and moved “Postcards From My Life” to WordPress 2.5. I was hesitant because over the years I’ve hacked plug ins and themes so I was worried that something would break along the way. This has really grown to a pretty complex WordPress install; but then again, I like pushing the envelop.
I know I’ve said it before but huge props to the WordPress development team. Upgrading the core went exactly as they said it would.
Most of the plug ins I use worked fine because I usually keep them up to date anyhow.
Here are the exceptions:
- aLinks 1.0rc1
Throws a fatal error on activation. No automatic upgrade. Have not checked the site for a manual upgrade. - Extended Comment Options 2.0
Throws a fatal error on activation. No automatic upgrade. Have not checked the site for a manual upgrade. - Popularity Contest 1.3b3
Throws a fatal error on activation. No automatic upgrade. Have not checked the site for a manual upgrade. - NAVT 1.0.16
I have a love/hate relationship with this plug in. On the one hand, it gives me control over the order of my menu items and some other cool features. The downside is the admin is so ajax heavy that it’s almost impossible to work with. It has gotten better, the previous version used to throw a dialog box in FF telling me the script was taking to long to load. The new version is nicer but there is no “Save”, “Publish” or “Commit”. I guess changes are immediate which I don’t really like but I’ll put up with. Oh and when I upgraded to the current version, it forgot all my menus I had built. Lucky for me, I only had 1 but that could be a pain if you have a lot.
That’s all I have to report. Everything went smoothly, which is why I’m constantly recommending WordPress to anyone who needs a quick but powerful Website. If you are waiting to see if there are problems, I’d say the water is fine, come on in.
Until next time,
(l)(k)(bunny)
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