WordPress 2.6.1

August 15, 2008 by Emily  

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WordPress 2.6.1 is out today. They are labeling it a “maintenance release” meaning it’s not a required upgrade, but if you’ve experienced any bugs with your install of 2.6, then you should upgrade.  This version fixes 60 different bugs from the previous version.  Here’s a list of the changed files if you just want to replace those in your current install.  Or go download the whole thing.

If you’re looking for a no muss, no fuss method of upgrading WP, I highly recommend the WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin.  It only takes minutes to upgrade WordPress on most servers.  Everything is done right from your admin area, you don’t have to bother with files or FTP or databases, the plugin does everything for you including backing up your whole site before you start.

And if you just don’t feel like taking a few minutes to upgrade your blog right now, but don’t want to have to look at that annoying upgrade notice that’s at the top of your admin pages, the Hide the Update Notice plugin is really handy.  It just hides the big notice at top, it’ll still say there’s a new version down at the bottom of the admin pages, so you’ll know when there’s an update.