Comments on: The Niftiest Wordpress Plugins for Serious Bloggers

By: Christopher Hennis

Christopher Hennis — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:53:11 +0000

I don’t think anyone should be afraid of the automatic updating Wordpress plugin. I’ve been using it for years and never had a problem at all.

Luckily in versions 2.7*, the automatic upgrade is built in.

By: Jennifer Mattern

Jennifer Mattern — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:45:47 +0000

Yeah, Fantastico always seems to take way too long to update. That’s one of the big reasons I started using the automatic upgrade plugin a little while ago rather than waiting on them. It’s nice to see that now we won’t even need that.

Backups are definitely important. The plugin, for those using it, will handle the backups for you. If you upgrade manually though, please be sure to do that. I’ve been hearing the biggest problem is that plugins aren’t compatible with 2.7 yet. However, I use quite a few, and so far I’ve had no issues.

Good luck finding a content writer.

By: Alana

Alana — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:56:59 +0000

I am really glad I read your blog today. Actually I was on a mission to find a good content writer to write articles for my blog. However, I ended up upgrading my blog through the upgrade tool and got a bit distracted from my original mission.

I have been waiting for the upgrades to appear on my host through Fantastico. I have had to do it manually as well. Nice plugin, and love this new upgrade which actually gives me a much better admin layout to work with. I was a little nervous about it too. It did work out well for me, I am real glad I did not lose my blog in that process, but I did have a backup prior to my little experiment with this upgrade plugin.

Now that I have managed to totally get off my target mission of finding a content writer today for my blog articles, I guess I need to continue that journey.

Alana

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Resources for Freelance Writers and Web Workers — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:11:01 +0000

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By: Mert Erkal

Mert Erkal — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:14:33 +0000

I am also afraid of using WordPress Automatic Upgrade. But after reading your comment, I will try it again. I discovered your blog recently, but it has great content. I will visit more often.