Hi!
Is the site still working? or is it stuck in maintenance mode?
This might be an issue with one of your plugins. Can you try deactivating your plugins, performing the upgrade, then reactivating the plugins?
thanks,
Bryan
Yeah – definitely make sure you have backed up everything before you perform any upgrade.
Okay, I deactivated all my plugins and that didn’t work. I’m now trying to download BackUpWordPress in case everything gets lost and it’s saying exactly the same thing as when I try to update WordPress.. So I’m guessing it something to do with the downloading process..
When I click auto download, all I see is a blank page. I am unable to click on any permalink to change. No plugins will update. Just how does one ‘back up’ everything. Yikes, this makes me very uneasy.
@mcladmin I’d recommend using a tool like BackupBuddy our Automattic’s Vaultpress for backups – They cost a little, but I’d say it’s definitely worth the piece of mind, especially when updating WP versions.
You could also go w/ a hosting provider that does it for you – we use WP engine, and they work well.
