Upgrading from 2.5.1 …anything to look out for?

  • sam_nyc

    (@sam_nyc)


    14 years ago

    Hello,

    I am the neglectful admin for a wordpress site that’s never been upgraded from its initial 2.5.1 installation.

    Before I click the “update to 3.1” button, is there anything I should consider? I’ve obviously backed up the site and the database. I’m going to check out the widgets/plugins to make sure there are compatible releases… Anything I’m not thinking of?

    Any specific concerns going from 2.x to 3.x? Should I worry at all about the theme?

    This is my only WordPress site and I guess I’m just a little disbelieving that updating to a new version can possibly be easy and problem-free.

    Thanks,

    Sam

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    Yeah. Make a REALLY good backup first. The auto upgrade SHOULD work, but it MAY not (I mean, wow, you’re really out of date ?? ). You may need to do a manual upgrade. I’ve heard people say it works, though so, give it a shot.

    As for themes, your theme will probably keep working, but it’ll lack features.

    Jonas Grumby

    (@ss_minnow)

    If you have the Automatic Upgrade plugin installed, delete it. It is no longer needed and in fact can cause a conflict with the built-in automatic upgrade. Also make sure your PHP version is current.

    Thread Starter sam_nyc

    (@sam_nyc)

    Thanks. I’ll look out for those things and build in some time for troubleshooting.

    Sam

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