WordPress 2.3 - Blog Updated
Just finished updating the blog engine (WordPress) to 2.3 which was released today and I have to say I’m liking the new version a lot. The upgrade was super simple. Used the Wordpress Database Backup plugin to easily make a backup in case anything went wrong and I needed to restore. Then I downloaded my themes folder so I could upload it after the upgrade since I made edits to it and didn’t want to bother making the edits again. Next I deleted all of the blog files (yes on purpose) and uploaded the new version after editing the config.php file. Then I just ran the upgrade.php file which upgraded the database for me and I was finished. After uploading the theme and plugins everything was complete.
With 2.3 comes:
- Native tag support
- Update notification
- Canonical URLs
- Pending review
- New advanced WYSIWYG editor.
Plus many other things.
It’s nice to have tag support now built into WordPress and not have to use a plugin to try and get tags working. Personally I think I’ll stick with using categories for the time being because I like having a list I can go through and check off each one. Easier than trying to remember what tags I previously used or come up with new ones since the majority of my posts use the same tags/categories. The update notification is an excellent feature that I’m grateful for. No more needing to always check the plugins directory to see if there are any updates.
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[...] Just finished updating the blog engine (WordPress) to 2.3 which was released today and I have to say I’m liking the new version a lot. The upgrade was super simple. Used the Wordpress Database Backup plugin to easily make a backup in case anything went wrong and I needed to restore. Then I downloaded my themes folder so I could upload it after the upgrade since I made edits to it and didn’t want to bother making the edits again. Next I deleted all of the blog files (yes on purpose) and uploaded the new version after editing the config.php file. Then I just ran the upgrade.php file which upgraded the database for me and I was finished. After uploading the theme and plugins everything was complete. (more…) [...]