This is a slightly delayed news that greeted me when I logged into the admin section of this blog. Wordpress 2.8 was released on 10 June 2009. As usual, the list of new features is quite impressive.
But as a general rule in upgrading any web application (specially with a database backend)
- Backup everything before you dive in.
- You should try upgrading first on a test server. Or at least, do not be the first one to do so. Read the software support forums for other users’ problems encountered during the upgrade so that you would know if it is already fixed or how to go about solving any problems you might encounter.
- Do not skip versions as much as possible. If you have a certain software having version say 0.6. Do not skip to 0.8 if there is a 0.7. Software makers usually have this covered but life would just be easier if upgrading is only a step to a higher version
Good thing is, upgrade of Wordpress is not harder than any software I know in the planet. Just one click then i have a spanking new version of Wordpress!
Jonee, Wacky Long Haired Admin
