WordPress 2.9 Carmen is here. Named after the jazz singer Carmen McRae, WordPress 2.9 carries on the successful evolution of a great web application. The milestones that WordPress has achieved over the last few years have been nothing short of amazing, the team has been able to maintain the publishing platform original intent, expand it into a comfortable CMS, and make it more useable with every release.
The WordPress platform is by far one the easiest CMS platforms online today, but it is only as good as the version it is running. Just like computer updates, WordPress needs to deal with version changes and threats both proactively and in retrospect. Upgrading to this new release is essential for the security and operation of any WordPress installation.
First and foremost when performing any upgraded whether it is a website or computer, BACK IT UP. BACKING UP isn’t just for upgrades or installs, it should be part of the everday digital life regime. When things go wrong, and at some point they will, there is a way to recover. If all goes wrong don’t panic, remember an Internet search has a probable answer to the problem, or companies like Logistics Studio can get the site back in the game.
If a website is running an old version of WordPress (pre automatic upgrade or 2.7) the upgrade should be performed with the documentation found at WordPress Upgrade. If you are running 2.7 or above things should be automatic when the automatic upgrade button is pushed.
2.9 Carmen is faster at everything but she may not get along with your old pluggins. If there is a conflict, then it is time to rethink the structure of the sites pluggins. Not upgrading to the current version of WordPress for the sake of a pluggin will open up the Pandora’s box of security and operation issues associated with out of date software. Many sites are bloated with pluggins to begin with, and should carefully evatluate what is necessary. A website should be focused like a great musician, and not a mockery like a one man band trying to play everything.
Logistics Studio has been running 2.9 since it was 2.9 rare, and never experienced one issue with the version. We are now proudly running 2.9 Carmen.
