WordPress 2.5.1 has been released

Hey all, you’ll probably start noticing soon that your WordPress blog may start telling you that  there is a new version of WordPress and that you should upgrade.  WordPress just released version 2.5.1.

2.5.1 should fix a bunch of bugs with 2.5, so if you have version 2.5, this will hopefully fix a couple issues, in particular problems with the image uploader.  If you’re still running version 2.3.2 or 2.3.3, then I think this is the version you want to jump on and ugrade to.  2.5 was a major release and was kind of buggy, and this 2.5.1 version is basically the same release just with a bunch of bugs corrected.  

HINT:  you can find out which version of WordPress you’re running by scrolling down to the footer of your WordPress admin pages.

So, now that I’m finally telling everyone to upgrade, I do want to tell you to wait just a few more days before upgrading.  Why?

Because, starting this Monday, April 28, I’m going to start posting a bunch of videos and tutorials designed to show you how to safely upgrade WordPress.  I’m going to start with a video on how to backup your database and entire blog, so in case you screw something up, you can be confident you won’t lose anything.  Then, I’m going to have a detailed video tutorial on how to upgrade to the new version.

Why not just post it all today?  Well, frankly, I’m on vacation and I don’t feel like it.  But I’ll do it Monday. ;)

If you’re a WordPress power user, then just go ahead and upgrade.  Otherwise, wait a few days and I’ll have a lot of information here.

Related posts:  Info about WordPress 2.5 and upgrading, Bugs in WordPress version 2.5

This entry was posted on Friday, April 25th, 2008 and is filed under Announcements, Upgrading WordPress. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “WordPress 2.5.1 has been released”

  1. On April 25th, 2008 at 1:54 pm Joel Llacar said:

    Jared, thank you so much for all your support! I LOVE my prophot blog (and so does my brides!)

    I look forward to your video about the newest WP release install.

  2. On April 27th, 2008 at 8:25 pm Dino Lara said:

    Hi, I didn’t wait for your upgrade video and proceeded with the upgrade last Saturday.

    I noticed my “add comment” and “show comments” are missing.

    I must have done something wrong or 2.5.1 problem.

    Would appreciate your advise on this. Thanks.

    Dino
    http://www.dinolarablog.com

  3. On April 28th, 2008 at 7:42 am Jared said:

    Dino Lara » You probably just need to reactivate the Ajaxd-WordPress plugin. It probably was turned off during upgrade. You also may have to retweak it.

  4. On April 28th, 2008 at 11:07 pm Zelo Photography said:

    Awesome. Thanks for holding our hands, Jared. You rock!

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