We Upgraded To WordPress 2.5
Hi,
I installed WordPress on my other site (http://www.mohamedbhimji.com) with a stable release of WordPress 2.5 and was pretty happy with it. Then this morning, I saw that WP issued notice that WP 2.5 is ready for general release.
So after backing-up my DB, generating my home directory back-up along with FTP’ing over all essential files I started to upgrade the site to WordPress 2.5.
In fact if you were visiting, you may have even noticed some errors — but less than 10 minutes later it was done - I ran the upgrade and viola! WordPress 2.5 was up and running without any error!
If you are thinking about upgrading - YOU SHOULD! The admin has been totally revamped. It is VERY NICE.
Here is the admin dashboard - it’s kinda tiny, sorry ’bout that:
But at a glance you can tell immediately your blogs stats (# of posts, # of pages, # of drafts, # of scheduled posts). You can write a new page or post quickly. You can even see your recent comments without going into the comments menu.
I personally really like Wordpress 2.5.
The install was painless, I just made sure I had a backup of my old wp-config.php file and copied the required contents into the new version of the file (there is a small change to the file).
If you’re feeling daring - I’d recommend upgrading to Wordpress 2.5!
Regards,
Mo
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It is slick. I was very worried something would crap out on me, but nothing did.
I made backups of everything. And prayed. 
Mohamed
I wasn’t near so cautious, but fortunately emerged unscathed (though the site was down for a few minutes because I hadn’t uploaded the theme properly.)
It’s sooo pretty! 
Heh - I had a similar problem.
WP actually suggested to delete all the old files, then upload. I was too chicken to try that.
Yes - it is pretty. Calming. Relaxing. The Zen of WP.
Mo
Looks awesome! I saw the notice yesterday, guess I should update now.