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1. webifish
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Hi there,

   I have been asked to make some changes to a site that is running (to my surprise) on version 2.3.3. First thing I need to do is upgrade to latest version, would like to know if there are any known issues with that huge jump & tips for how can I do that - the automatic update does not seem to be available with that version...

   Thanks,

   Amit

2. Jan Dembowski
   Volunteer Mod. & Brute Squad
   Posted 3 months ago #

   That's quite an undertaking.

   Make sure you have good backups and that the host running that WordPress installation has the minimum PHP and mysql requirements for the current version.

   http://wordpress.org/about/requirements/

   http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup

   You'll need to upgrade in stages, switch to the default theme and deactivate all of the plugins.

   http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/

   2.3.3 -> 2.5.1 -> 2.6.5 -> 2.7.1 -> 2.8 -> 2.8.6 -> 2.9.2 -> 3.0.6 -> 3.1 -> 3.2 -> 3.3.1

   You get the idea. I believe you may be able skip one or two of those versions but I'm not 100% sure of that.

   Also, as you are probably aware the admin GUI has changed dramatically since 2.3.3 so make sure/prepare whoever is using that blog doesn't get massive culture shock.

3. webifish
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Thanks & Uffff....

   So my next will be - how do I install that version's plugins, let's say if I want to install a plugin without updating the WordPress version ?

   Thanks

   Amit

4. Tim S
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   You don't. You only install plugins compatible with your version of WordPress.

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