Comments on: Wordpress 2.5 Released! Come Get Yours http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/ Blog Tips Helping You to Be a Better Blogger- Blogging - Web 2.0 - New Media Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5580 Blog Bloke Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:07:37 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5580 True, but the school of hard knocks has proven that it's prudent to play it safe when it comes to upgrades with any software. I've been stung enough times from jumping on the upgrade bandwagon that it's made me a little skittish. Although this upgrade could be argued that it's not major (i.e. it's not a version 3.0) there are enough significant changes that I would rather wait to see how the dust settles first. After all it is working just fine for my liking and I'm quite happy with the way things are, and I don't see any compelling changes that would make me want to upgrade right now. Perhaps in a couple of months from now when 2.5.1 is released (to get rid of the bugs) and all of my plugins have upgraded accordingly I might reconsider that notion. But for now I think I will stay with the status quo. True, but the school of hard knocks has proven that it’s prudent to play it safe when it comes to upgrades with any software. I’ve been stung enough times from jumping on the upgrade bandwagon that it’s made me a little skittish.

Although this upgrade could be argued that it’s not major (i.e. it’s not a version 3.0) there are enough significant changes that I would rather wait to see how the dust settles first.

After all it is working just fine for my liking and I’m quite happy with the way things are, and I don’t see any compelling changes that would make me want to upgrade right now. Perhaps in a couple of months from now when 2.5.1 is released (to get rid of the bugs) and all of my plugins have upgraded accordingly I might reconsider that notion.

But for now I think I will stay with the status quo.

]]> By: Jaffer http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5578 Jaffer Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:22:41 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5578 Bloke, One of the most impressive and essential features of WordPress is Exporting your Posts and comments to the .xml file. I have noticed that even if my database is kaput or deleted, or my hosting account is all cleaned up, and WordPress has disappeared, that .xml file is enough to bring back all my posts and comments and get me started where I left. It's the easiest and simplest way to prevent headaches ! <em>Jaffer's last blog post..<a href='http://maniaravings.com/blog/maniaravings-is-openid-enabled/' rel="nofollow">ManiaRavings is OpenID Enabled</a></em> Bloke, One of the most impressive and essential features of WordPress is Exporting your Posts and comments to the .xml file.

I have noticed that even if my database is kaput or deleted, or my hosting account is all cleaned up, and WordPress has disappeared, that .xml file is enough to bring back all my posts and comments and get me started where I left.

It’s the easiest and simplest way to prevent headaches !

Jaffer’s last blog post..ManiaRavings is OpenID Enabled

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5574 Blog Bloke Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:54:54 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5574 Jaffer, you are also a braver man than me. I salute you :-) Jaffer, you are also a braver man than me. I salute you :-)

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5573 Blog Bloke Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:53:25 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5573 Thanks for the opinion Talker. The more that we share our experiences we can save others possible grief. I don't know if Wordpress has a way to roll it back without reinstalling. Perhaps your blog host provider can help you. Thanks for the opinion Talker. The more that we share our experiences we can save others possible grief. I don’t know if Wordpress has a way to roll it back without reinstalling. Perhaps your blog host provider can help you.

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5572 Blog Bloke Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:48:53 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5572 You're a braver man than I am Lee. You’re a braver man than I am Lee.

]]> By: Lee http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5567 Lee Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:33:31 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5567 I upgraded last night and made all the changes in about 20 minutes. The plugin that broke was my OneClick Installer. So, I'm feeling pretty good about myself at this point. For those still waiting to make the change, be sure to back everything up, including your database, before you upgrade. There are changes to table structure with this upgrade. So, in case things don't go well you want to be able to restore things to your starting point. I upgraded last night and made all the changes in about 20 minutes. The plugin that broke was my OneClick Installer. So, I’m feeling pretty good about myself at this point.

For those still waiting to make the change, be sure to back everything up, including your database, before you upgrade. There are changes to table structure with this upgrade. So, in case things don’t go well you want to be able to restore things to your starting point.

]]> By: The Talker http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5546 The Talker Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:49:59 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5546 Had just got 2.3.3 to be useable, went to version 2.5. For me it is unusable as the Manage Posts and Pages section changed, eliminating the very best features of that section. Any way to easily go back to 2.3.3 , otherwise will need to find another program that suits my needs. Not a knock against WordPress per-se, once one has the basics learned, it really purrs. I depended on the ease of the ID access, and access to view the eight major blog segments I have. No longer can do it the same way. <em>The Talker's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheTalker/~3/174149981/' rel="nofollow"># 11 Autism Ray of Hope and Progress: Jenny McCarthy</a></em> Had just got 2.3.3 to be useable, went to version 2.5. For me it is unusable as the Manage Posts

and Pages section changed, eliminating the very best features of that section. Any way to easily go back to 2.3.3 , otherwise will need to find another program that suits my needs. Not a knock against WordPress per-se, once one has the basics learned, it really purrs. I depended on the
ease of the ID access, and access to view the eight major blog segments I have. No longer can do it the same way.

The Talker’s last blog post..# 11 Autism Ray of Hope and Progress: Jenny McCarthy

]]> By: Jaffer http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5542 Jaffer Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:20:51 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5542 I actually missed the fanfare by over 16 hours ! Just got it installed. The WordPress OpenID plugin doesn't work properly for me, so I'm deactivating it whilst looking around for another. <em>Jaffer's last blog post..<a href='http://maniaravings.com/blog/maniaravings-is-openid-enabled/' rel="nofollow">ManiaRavings is OpenID Enabled</a></em> I actually missed the fanfare by over 16 hours ! Just got it installed.

The WordPress OpenID plugin doesn’t work properly for me, so I’m deactivating it whilst looking around for another.

Jaffer’s last blog post..ManiaRavings is OpenID Enabled

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5486 Blog Bloke Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:43:58 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5486 That's wise thinking for a young guy ;-) That’s wise thinking for a young guy ;-)

]]> By: TheYoungGuy http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5485 TheYoungGuy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:38:49 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5485 It looks like I may wait a bit. See how all the guinea pigs do. But based on Coders' results, Im sure I don't have much to worry about. I am curious about the tags though. I'll keep reading up on this upgrade and see what happens. Im still thinking... "If it ain't broke...." <em>TheYoungGuy's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheYoungGuy/~3/260012755/tivo-meets-youtube.html' rel="nofollow">Tivo meets YouTube</a></em> It looks like I may wait a bit. See how all the guinea pigs do. But based on Coders’ results, Im sure I don’t have much to worry about. I am curious about the tags though. I’ll keep reading up on this upgrade and see what happens.

Im still thinking… “If it ain’t broke….”

TheYoungGuy’s last blog post..Tivo meets YouTube

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5484 Blog Bloke Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:24:29 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5484 Prudent advice there David. Prudent advice there David.

]]> By: David Cooley http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5482 David Cooley Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:17:52 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/wordpress-25-released-come-get-yours/#comment-5482 So far so good, of course if you read my post, between the lines, lol, you will notice I have not upgraded my main sites yet. I am working my way up to those. But, everything looks great so far. Thanks for the mention ! <em>David Cooley's last blog post..<a href='http://www.cybercoder.net/wordpress-25-upgrade.html' rel="nofollow">Wordpress 2.5 Upgrade</a></em> So far so good, of course if you read my post, between the lines, lol, you will notice I have not upgraded my main sites yet. I am working my way up to those. But, everything looks great so far.

Thanks for the mention !

David Cooley’s last blog post..Wordpress 2.5 Upgrade

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