With the release of WordPress 2.5, I figured it was time to do a little post on updating.
I’m a lazy snot, and I never do it the way it’s “supposed” to be done, which is deactivating all plugins, delete everything from the server and “start anew”. Never once have I ever done that.
I do it one of two ways: upgrade through Fantastico, which is provided by my host, or I do it the “old-fashioned” way, by downloading the update, and uploading it to the server through FTP.
Honestly, no matter how you do it, make sure that you double-check your plugins, just in case. I do keep track of them through my plugins page, since with the release of 2.3, the ones that need updates are listed. Remember, if it breaks the blog, you can easily delete it, and *boom* broken now equals fixed.
#1 by Krissy on April 5, 2008 - 8:02 am
I hate updating word press. I used to do it all by hand. Now that I’ve figured out the world of FTP, it doesn’t take nearly as long, but its still a pain. I guess I’ll have to update eventually. *grumble*
#2 by Sarah on April 5, 2008 - 10:50 am
@ Krissy :arrow: It’s best to update ASAP, because each update also includes security fixes.
Honestly, it’s not that hard.
I promise 
#3 by Nikki on April 8, 2008 - 3:21 pm
I just found your site through CM and you’ve got yourself a new reader. I haven’t updated mine yet… call it fear of screwing up, call it lazy… doesn’t matter I don’t want to do it. But if I can do it through fantastico I might give it a try!
Nikki’s last blog post..The Fun Side
#4 by Sarah on April 8, 2008 - 3:30 pm
@ Nikki :: Thanks, Hon, and if you’d like to read one that’s updated a bit more often, check out TM2TS