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This is a kind of big deal. The next version of WordPress.org, version 3, is nearing release. In fact, the release candidate 3 (RC3) is ready to be downloaded for people to test out.
This site is still on v2.92, but I will be upgrading when 3 is released. So, what do we blog owners need to do:
- Check out the new features in 3.0 – there are some major changes to the dashboard coming up
- Check that the plugins you use are compatible (or at least won’t break anything major) and look for compatible alternatives where necessary
- Check that your theme is still compatible after the switch
- Warn your readers that the upgrade is nearing and get them to tell you if things break
- Start reading the Alpha/Beta sub-forum of the WordPress.org Support Forum to see if your problems have been found and fixed already
- Be prepared to have to delve deep to fix odd little errors that may crop up
- Contact your host (where applicable) to find out when (or if) they plan to make the upgrade happen
- Write about your experience on your blog!
I recall a lot of people having issues that could have been avoided when the last major release took place, so try not to get caught out.
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From what I can see, none of the plugins that I use have been negatively affected by the 3.0 branch. I've been running 3.0 code since my web host got hacked. I realize that the only reason that my site got it was because of my hosts slack security but I felt better knowing that the copy of my blog script is a moving target for hackers – okay, slowly moving.
But, yes, I can agree that it seems to be a tad friendlier on the backend. I have barely touched the surface of what it can do, though. It seems faster, as well. But, that may be subjective.
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That's good to know. Plugins are usually something that fail horribly – I believe that the newer version requires more tightly written plugins than previous versions.
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I hate to upgrade WP from time to time. Also, I had released a small plugin sometime back that I need to check or fix for compatibility as well. Why can't WordPress stop this frequent upgrades. I think major releases (1, 2, 3) should come once in two-three years only
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They have to provide upgrades to allow for security and bug fixes – if you got cracked because fixes were awaiting their annual release, you'd move to a different platform and they would lose users.
The one-click upgrade offered in the dashboard takes a lot of the work away.
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BTW, I often had the upgrade fail when I had my site on Vivahost. Now, it works like a dream. Its great to have a solid host who cares about efficiency and security.
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Indeedly-do, neighbourino. The one-click upgrade built into WP makes it hard to bugger it up as well
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looking good… imo Thelonious rocks… by the way WordPress 3.0 is out Joomla 1.6 is in Beta3 Drupal 7 — Alpha5 (expected Beta soon) exciting days for open source php CMSs yuppiii