Upgrade from 2.0.5 to latest version (3.3 )

  • So I’m trying to upgrade from 2.0.5 to whatever it’s the latest version of WordPress.

    According to the detailed Updgrade instructions:

    If you plan on upgrading across more than two major releases, please consider upgrading incrementally to avoid potential conflicts….
    …. it’s okay to skip one release, but never skip TWO when upgrading.

    If I do this, I will have to do the upgrade process about 40 times.

    What would be the wisest choice here?

    I’ve been trying to find an Export Plugin for 2.0.5 so I can just migrate contents to a fresh install, but I can’t find any compatible.

    Any tips?

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  • You can do incremental upgrades from 2.0.5 to 2.2, 2.2 to 2.3, 2.3 to 2.5, 2.5 to 2.8.5, 2.8.5 to 3.0.1, and then 3.0.1 to latest to be sure the database gets upgraded properly. Your current theme won’t work well under 3.1.x, due to lots of changes.

    Once you get to 2.8.5, you can use the automatic upgrade from the dashboard, and that will jump to 3.1.3, but should be OK.

    Backup your database, deactivate all plugins, switch to the default or classic theme and the save a copy of your current theme from wp-content/themes to your local PC.

    Older versions available at Release Archive

    See Upgrading WordPress ? WordPress Codex

    Thread Starter breakoftheec

    (@breakoftheec)

    All right!
    I’ll try this.

    Thanks.

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