Upgraded my Wordpress
I upgraded Wordpress, and I have to say “yippee, it was painless!”
I went from version 2.0.5 to 2.6.2. I was wary of the upgrade not so much because of any technical details, but because I do not have time. I need a blog that is effortless. I don’t want to spend time maintaining my blog as I’m better off spending any limited time writing. Or reading.
After my blog incident, I switched over to the 1and1 hosted blog but it is so limiting in options, it’s almost suffocating. So I decided to find the time to perform the upgrade. And I mentally prepared for the worst.
Fortunately, it could not have been easier. I followed the upgrade instructions on the wordpress site. I took care to make copies of all my existing files and selectively replaced files and folders with the newer versions. When step 1 was finished and step 2 indicated that I needed a database upgrade, my heart sank. But all I needed to do was click a button and the process was completed. Easy!
I had considered switching to 1and1’s hosted blog, but it was just too limiting in its options, it was almost suffocating. Right now I’m feeling good about using and maintaining my own Wordpress package. I hope future upgrades are all so easy. I hope I don’t leave upgrades off too long and get hacked again. If I do, maybe I’ll switch to blogger. But I’ve learned my lesson and will have a backup of my posts.
