bitful

WordPress is great. However, upgrading to the latest version can be a bit of a struggle. There are quite a few thinks to keep track of (especially if you are a heavy customiser) and do in the right sequence.

If you have more than one installation, you can spend the best part of an evening doing something that should not be so painful.

That is why a while ago I installed a very promising WordPress plugin called Instant Upgrade. One click to upgrade to the latest version, that's what it promises. At the same time, it states very clearly that you have to give up ownership of files, and set permissions to 777 (read-write-execute), which I am not too keen on.

One word of advice: if you try it, then decide to drop it, you must be very careful to follow a very important procedure instead of the usual 'disactivate-delete files' standard one. You absolutely must follow the instructions via manage > InstantUpgrade and click on Change file modes (so that you have full access to them). This is because once you successfully upgrade once using the plugin, your WordPress files belong to the webserver.

This plugin is a stunning piece of work. Not for control freaks like me though.

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