Comments on: Read this before upgrading to Wordpress 2.6

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:06:16 +0000

I’m just now getting around to upgrading to Wordpress 2.6+ from 2.5.1. I arrived here looking for problems and issues users experienced.

I almost never upgrade immediately on releases (e.g., 2.x) of Wordpress unless it’s an immediate bug-fix or security patch release. I usually wait until the issues have been exposed. When Wordpress goes to version 3.0, I’ll do the same.

Regardless, thanks for providing a forum of sorts for those of us who wait to upgrade.
Cheers,
Dan

By: Werner Patels - A Dose of Common Sense

Werner Patels - A Dose of Common Sense — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:45:22 +0000

Scary Wordpress 2.6?…

I recently upgraded my Wordpress mirror blog to 2.6. Everything, thankfully, went well. I used an automated upgrade feature provided by my hosting service, which may explain why it worked without any problems. But looking around the Internet today, I c…

By: AP

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:19:14 +0000

I should mention that I also used an automated upgrade provided by my hosting service. Maybe that’s the problem. Maybe your problems stem from your manual installation somehow.

By: AP

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:17:48 +0000

I use the Cutline theme, and the upgrade to 2.6 went off without a hitch. Except for a small coding problem any layperson like myself would be able to fix in seconds (in the widget file) — with the help of the Wordpress.org knowledge base.

By: N

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:05:37 +0000

I guess I got real lucky.

However, not one incoming link since I upgraded has registered as a trackback and that makes me nervous. Esp after reading about work they did in the whole “remote access security” stuff, and xmplrc or whatever it is called.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:45:06 +0000

my upgrade seemed to work just fine…

By: Ashley Morgan

Ashley Morgan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:42:28 +0000

I’m pleased that it worked for some of you. But, the fact that it seems to be causing category destruction seemingly at random is still a major cause for concern.

Martin - Thanks for the link. As you can see, the solution isn’t for the fainthearted.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:59:07 +0000

I used the wordpress automatic upgrade plugin…..worked fine..

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:12:23 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Ashley. I’m glad I went with my gut on this one. I put off upgrading for a couple of days. Yesterday, I was going to attempt it, but couldn’t get a proper backup of my site made. So I decided it was a sign and I should just wait. And then I checked out this post today. *phew* Thanks for saving me a lot of heartache.

By: oslib.com

oslib.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:35:13 +0000

thanks for the head up on wp 2.6.

By: Ian Parker

Ian Parker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:57:48 +0000

Ashley,

I managed to upgrade from 2.5.1 to 2.6 (forgot to deactivate all the plug-ins beforehand, too) with no problems. However, I did encounter some crazy SQL errors today at one point. I ran some repairs on the database and all appears to be well… for now. I would second the suggestion that people stick with 2.5.1 for a bit until the release issues with 2.6 are ironed out, although I decided to stick it out with 2.6. Rolling back is more work than I wish to do at the moment. Also, some plug-ins have been a bit dodgy, but their developers were quick to issue fixes, which is great. In any case, good luck with the eventual upgrade. Be well.

Ian

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:57:44 +0000

That’s odd. I’ve upgraded to 2.6 and all is hunky-dory, even though I have to confess that I didn’t take all the precautions.

Next time, I’d better be careful, just in case this happens to me.

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:53:33 +0000

Cheers for the heads-up Ashley.

I was about to do this, but figure I’ll wait a few weeks now. Would prefer if they released security patches in addition to full upgrades.

A quick googlin’ threw up this post on fixing broken cats in 2.6 via the database: http://blog.cumps.be/wordpress-26-upgrade-fix-missing-categories/.

By: Andrea_R

Andrea_R — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:14:25 +0000

There’s no harm in waiting a week or two after a release before upgrading. Usually the last-minute kinks are worked out by then.

By: Stefano

Stefano — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:03:27 +0000

If only I found your post BEFORE upgrading!! :-(
Now my categories are all messed up…
You say that there is a solution… can you post a link to it please?

Stefano

By: David Hobson

David Hobson — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:12:02 +0000

I upgraded my blog to 2.6 and it was a flawless upgrade with absolutly no issues what so ever.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:32:33 +0000

Hi Ashley,

Thanks for the headsup!

A broken blog kills traffic and SERP. Happened to me in May 2008 when I activated an incompatible plug-in. Took me a month to recover …. am not going to break it again!

By: afruit

afruit — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:50:49 +0000

Ha! My laziness may have saved me again!

By: Anto

Anto — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:51:39 +0000

Worked fine for me.