Okay, so I wrote that using the WordPress Automatic Update plugin was great and the upgrade went smoothly and everything was wonderful.
Well it wasn't.
Thank goodness I had backups.
When I published a post using WordPress 2.6 my screen went totally white. Same thing for the other blog that I upgraded to 2.6.
So, what do I learn from this?
Restoring a database from cPanel went very smoothly. This was my first experience having to do this and the thought of it had always made me very nervous. Not anymore.
I'm pretty sure the blank screen problem lies with WP 2.6 and not…
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Wow! It's done. I just upgraded this blog to the newest version of wp and it was a piece of cake.
When I posted earlier about using the
WordPress Automatic Update plugin, I wrote a couple words of caution about the backups and upgrading the database. I take them both back. Seeing the process work again, it is obvious when to download the backups and I had no issues with passwords. Very cool.
Highly recommended plugin.
Next step is to really get comfortable with Wordpress version 2.6…
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My plan today is to upgrade this blog to the new WordPress version 2.6. Right now it's still at 2.3.3.
I am currently using version 2.5.1 with a number of blogs and really like some of the features, particularly when it comes to managing plugins. With 2.5.1 you can automatically upgrade plugins when a new version becomes available. This is such a time saver (rather than downloading the new version, unzipping it and uploading it to the server...).
While Fantastico is cool for installing blogs, I have preferred not to use it because I prefer to name the database…
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I feel like I'm flying. I have so much mapped out that I want to implement, my productivity has never been higher.
If you've read any previous posts, you know I've been working on some WordPress blogs. I've moved into the promotion phase on a number of them. Time to build backlinks!
I've already "stumbled" each blog on StumbleUpon. As expected, I got a bunch of traffic fairly quickly and then that ended. There were just a few adsense clicks too. StumbleUpon was true to its reputation of offering a quick flash of traffic and very little clicking…
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Well, I'm sort of all over the place again, but having a very good time. I actually do have a written plan I am implementing that involves creating a variety of websites (or improving some existing sites that I've had for awhile), adding backlinks, and driving traffic. I have a ton of great resources available, too. So now my job is to focus, focus, focus and accomplish as much as I can each day.
One of the fun parts is hunting for cool WordPress templates. There are a lot of them! I've been creating a number…
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