You may have seen this message that last time you logged into your WordPress admin area: It’s letting you know that a new version of WordPress is ready for you to install. Upgrading to 2.8 is not only fast, it’s easy. First, click on “Please update now.”

You may have seen an alert the last time you logged in to your WordPress admin area, telling you to upgrade to WordPress 2.7.1.  This update includes 68 bug and feature fixes and improvements. Upgrading is super easy, just look for this alert near the top of your admin area: Click on “Please update now” [...]

Before we finish the upgrade, it is very important that you back up your current WordPress files. That way, should anything go wrong with the upgrade, you can restore the backup until you figure out what went wrong. Most web hosts provide a website backup tool, contact your host if you are unsure of how [...]

Upgrading your current version of WordPress may seem intimidating, but it’s actually a very simple process. For this tutorial it is recommended that you are connected to the Internet, browsing the internet with Firefox and have FileZilla installed. First, you will need to visit the WordPress website (http://www.wordpress.org) to download the script files. When you [...]