WordPress Auto Update
Posted by Planet Malaysia on September 15, 2007
After reading Rice Blogger – ‘WordPress Auto Update‘, we’re decided to give it a try.
Upgraded from WordPress 2.2 to WordPress 2.2.3 took us about 15 minutes by follow the instruction guide from URL link here. The installation guide are pretty simple, just follow step by step. We tried both manual and automatic update without any problem for 2 Planet Malaysia & Planet Singapore blog.
Give it a try now!
What is WordPress Automatic Upgrade?
WordPress Automatic Upgrade is a plugin that automatically upgrades your wordpress version to the latest files provided by wordpress.org using the 5 steps provided in the wordpress upgrade instructions.
WordPress Automatic Update as I call it helps you easily upgrading you to easily upgrade your wordpress installation to the latest version provided by wordpress, without having to download or upload any files.
In addition to this it automatically backups your current file and database and provides you with a link to download those. De-activates your plugins and remembers them so that after upgrading files it will re-activate those without you having to make any notes for which plugins you de-activated and the biggest saves you headaches of upgrading your wordpress installation.
Here is what WPAU does;
1. Backs up the files and makes available a link to download it.
2. Backs up the database and makes available a link to download it.
3. Downloads the latest files from http://wordpress.org/latest.zip and unzips it.
4. Puts the site in maintenance mode.
5. De-activates all active plugins and remembers it.
6. Upgrades wordpress files.
7. Gives you a link that will open in a new window to upgrade installation.
8. Re-activates the plugins.
The plugin can also can be run in a automated mode where in you do not have to click on any links to go to the next step.
WordPress Auto Update Installation Instructions:
1. Download the wordpress-automatic-upgrade.zip file to your local machine.
2. Unzip the file.
3. Upload `wordpress-automatic-upgrade` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Usage Instructions
Go to Manage -> Automatic Upgrade and either click on the link provided to run or use the automated version link to let the plugin run in a automated way.
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