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Wordpress 2.6.3 Upgrade Successful

Craig — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:28:55 +0000

The upgrade to Wordpress 2.6.3 went without a problem. The only minor glitch occurred with the statpress directory was renamed wp-statpress. Once I reinstalled statpress in the proper directory, everything was fine.

Hats off to Wordpress and its contributors.

Wordpress 2.5 Upgrade

Craig — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:50:12 +0000

I recently upgraded to Wordpress 2.5. The process was really straightforward. Navigation is different but OK. I note that 2.5.1 is now available.

If you are considering an upgrade, you should have no issues.

Successful Upgrade to WordPress 2.3.3

Craig — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:36:40 +0000

WordPress recently released 2.3.3 to correct a security issue and to provide fixes for some minor bugs. I thought about just correcting the security issue but WordPress recently introduced into the code a check to warn the administrator when the version of WordPress was out of date. Figuring that just replacing 1 php file would not suppress this warning, I decided to update.

Having just completed the process to 2.3.2 in late January, the process did not seem as intimidating. Actually, the upgrade proceeded quickly with the actual file transfers taking all of the time. Really straightforward. And not so intimidating since I made a complete backup before starting the process.

For any who are hesitant to make the update, just make a backup of everything and follow the upgrade directions.

Plain Simple Management Now More Printer Friendly

Craig — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:13:50 +0000

Hopefully, this site is now a more printer friendly site than it was a few minutes ago.

Thanks to the tutorial at Styling for Print WordPress Codex , I have added a print stylesheet to eliminate the sidebars, comments, and other elements not required in printing. You can use your browser’s print feature to print a selected post on this site.

This is another example of how to overcome fear and/or procrastination:

Become more knowledgeable about what you fear or put off.
Take action, then fear and procrastination disappear.

Let me know if the print style sheet causes you problems.

Thanks

Craig

Successful Upgrade to Wordpress 2.3.2!

Craig — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:03:52 +0000

This morning I successfully upgraded to Wordpress 2.3.2! I have to admit that I have been putting it off for several days, read the upgrade instructions multiple times, and was advised that the upgrade was indeed a simple process. I found the database backup plugin and backed up my database, copied the Wordpress directory to a local drive, and upgraded this morning. The longest part was the file transfer time. Everything else was straightforward.

So if you have been putting it off for whatever reason, I suggest you do the upgrade. Well worth the effort.

The management message here is that the best cure for fear is action.