WordPress releases 2.8.1 – yes this one you need to upgrade
WordPress just released the upgrade for version 2.8. Form the WordPress blog
WordPress 2.8.1 fixes many bugs and tightens security for plugin administration pages. Core Security Technologies notified us that admin pages added by certain plugins could be viewed by unprivileged users, resulting in information being leaked. Not all plugins are vulnerable to this problem, but we advise upgrading to 2.8.1 to be safe.
There are other items that have been fixed also and you can see the full list at that post.
Remember to pull the data base and any themes or plugins that you have edited previously.
I have put the video on doing the upgrade below as nothing has changed as far as the upgrade process since this was made.
If you are not comfortable upgrading your blog I can do it for you just go here and enter your order and follow the steps after the payment.
Mike Paetzold
Related posts
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
Disclaimer: Some of the links mentioned within this post or posts it may lead to are my affiliate links and in such case I will get compensated for recommending those products. However, I will never recommend something that I don’t personally believe in and I welcome your questions and feedback.
19 comments
Ron Barrett on July 9, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Thanks for the update Mike.
Appreciate the help.
Ron
.-= Ron Barrett´s last blog ..A Guide to Webhosting for Newbies – A Beginning =-.
Andre Arnett on July 9, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Thanks for providing the video to make sure I am doing the right things preparing for the upgrade. It will be helpful. I really enjoy the new features of Wordpress so anything they do to improve it is worth doing.
.-= Andre Arnett´s last blog ..Top Traffic Tips Seminar Price Increase =-.
Lonnie Minton on July 9, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Thanks for the update. Updated one blog automatically and one manually. Both seem to be working fine at this point.
.-= Lonnie Minton´s last blog ..A Great Event In Internet Marketing =-.
Anna on July 9, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Thanks for letting people know about this! I admit I was tempted to put it off, especially since some things went weird after I upgraded to 2.8. Its good to know about the security issues, that puts things in a different light.
.-= Anna´s last blog ..A Little Lesson on the Value of Experience =-.
Joel Osborne on July 10, 2009 at 12:01 am
Very cool.. thanks for the video! Often times with new released I wait a while to see if updates are needed/supplied, even if I “can’t wait” for the new version.
.-= Joel Osborne´s last blog ..10 Days Of Summer Are Here =-.
Doug Champigny on July 10, 2009 at 3:51 am
Thanks for the update, Mike! With so many updates to WP coming down the pike so quickly, it’s great to have a go-to guy that lets us know which are mandatory and which can be delayed or ignored.
.-= Doug Champigny´s last blog ..Twitter Marketing Just One Component Of A Successful Marketing Mix =-.
Joe Brochin on July 10, 2009 at 6:39 am
Mike, Honestly I don;t upgrade my blogs. I tried a couple the last two updates with WP and the blogs haven’t worked the same since. Even reloaded back to original DB and files and tried again and still did the same thing. They give an error with the wp-includes/formatting.php file. when you post something to the blog.
Does the same thing with this version as well.
Any ideas of what can cause this?
Mike on July 10, 2009 at 6:52 am
Tough to say without the full error but usually it is a problem with the theme or a plugin not being compliant with the latest upgrades.
Luca Di Nicola on July 10, 2009 at 7:46 am
Hi Mike.
Thanks for the heads up. I’m always a little nervous doing upgrades as I had a problem once. I love that you put the video up again for reference. Will upgrade this weekend
.-= Luca Di Nicola´s last blog ..How To Use PLR Content To Build a Relationship With Your Readers =-.
Kary on July 10, 2009 at 10:19 am
Hey Mike,
Thanks for the helpful advice. Since I haven’t gotten
much on my blogs yet, I think I’ll try the automatic
update and see what happens.
Incidently, I don’t live far from you – Southern
Lancaster County.
Always appreciate your help.
Kary
Earl Netwal on July 10, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Upgraded my 2.8 blog. Now will go back and migrate some of my 2.7’s as well. Appreciate your keeping us all updated.
.-= Earl Netwal´s last blog ..The Payoff is in the Resource Box =-.
Joe Brochin on July 10, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Mike,
Here is the error that shows after posting to the blog
Catchable fatal error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string in /home/wwwdont/public_html/mybaby-stuff.com/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 1128
Michelle Schneider on July 15, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Hey, Mike.
I’ve been trying to upgrade for several days with no luck. I am currently using WordPress 2.7.1. Every time I try the automatic update, it fails. I tried downloading and installing it manually, but I can’t open the file. The .zip file seems to be corrupt.
Is there another place to download the file other than from my WP dashboard?
Thanks.
.-= Michelle Schneider´s last blog ..Are You Cloaking Your Links? =-.
Mike on July 15, 2009 at 2:04 pm
You can go directly to WordPress to download the latest version – http://wordpress.org/download/
Michelle Schneider on July 15, 2009 at 2:27 pm
@Mike – Thank you for the link. I will see if I can get that to work.
.-= Michelle Schneider´s last blog ..The Ultimate Traffic Exchange has Arrived! =-.
Michelle Schneider on July 15, 2009 at 2:32 pm
@Mike – Hey, Mike. That didn’t work. The file should be 2.2 MB, but when it downloads it’s 123 KB.
Do you have any idea what the problem might be?
This is getting very frustrating.
.-= Michelle Schneider´s last blog ..The Ultimate Traffic Exchange has Arrived! =-.
Mike on July 15, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Has to be a problem with your machine I have just downloaded the file with no problem and it is all there.
Michelle Schneider on July 15, 2009 at 4:48 pm
@Mike – I’ll try a different browser to download it. If that doesn’t work, I guess I need to check my firewall settings.
Thanks.
Top Traffic Tips Seminar Price Increased Delayed | New Breed Marketer on July 12, 2009 at 6:05 am
[...] Guy, has put out a video showing you how to back up your blog before you upgrade. You can go to Mike’s Upgrade Video to have a look. You do want to back up your blog before you [...]