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1. kaitzi
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Okay, I know this is bad....but I've never upgraded WP. I am still running 2.6.1 ....have you stopped laughing? :-o Anyway I am finally trying to upgrade it and I have a question...from what I understand I can't go directly from 2.6.1 to 3.0.1 (if I'm wrong, please let me know!). What I am wondering though is can I go from 2.6.1 to 2.7.0 and then 2.8.0 etc., or will I have to go through all the steps in between (2.6.1 to 2.6.2 to 2.6.3, etc)?

   I would start from scratch but I do have content on my site that I'd like to keep....any help would be appreciated!

2. songdogtech
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   You can go from 2.6 to 2.8.5 and 2.8.5 to 3.0.1. Once you get to 2.8.5, you can use the automatic upgrade from the dashboard. That will update the database the right way.

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

   Older versions available at http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/

3. kaitzi
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   thanks so much - saved me a lot of time.

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