Guess what? There is a new release of WordPress and it’s version 2.9.1. If you are using WordPress, then I suggest you upgrade ASAP as this version fixes many bugs.
Many of you will have noticed the message to upgrade to WP 2.9.1 when you logged into your dashboard. I can’t say that I was surprised as many users gave feedback and there was a few bugs that needed to be fixed.
Please backup your files and database before upgrading.
WordPress 2.9.1 Bug Fixes
You can visit WordPress Trac for version 2.9.1 and then check out each bug fix in more detail. It’s somestimes nice to know what exactly changed and why.
I upgraded automatically and had no issues at all. Let me know if you had any issues or if it was as easy as 123.
Extra Info
Just for purpose of sharing some statistics with you, I thought it would be nice to show you how many times WordPress 2.9 has been downloaded. This is just awesome and shows where WP stands.
WordPress Download Counter
I’m sure there are still many users out there that have not upgraded to WordPress 2.9, so that number would be even higher.
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Article by George Serradinho
I am the proud owner of Serradinho and have made this my second home. I'm into blogging, downloads, WordPress and the internet in general. I also love meeting and helping others and learning new techniques.
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Yes yet another wordpress update, probably be another next week.
I am using there Beta Tester’s plugin on blog. So, I have already fixed those bugs in there developmental release.
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I have updated mine to 2.9.1. Hope this one’s a stable and goof-free one.
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@James – you made me laugh when you wrote goof-free
I also hope that most of the things are fixed now.
BTW, I watched the video “Rain Sound by Clapping” from your sidebar and it was just awesome.
I upgraded to 2.9.1 yesterday
WP is best blog platform 
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George, it’s nice to see someone else follow Trac. I’ve even subscribed to the RSS feeds for versions in the past. Very handy.
So far, only 1 person I know has had trouble with this upgrade. It’s gone fine for me across the board.
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@Dave Doolin – Trac does help as you get to know more about whats going on, instead of just following the pack.
I am building a new site for a client and upgraded it yesterday with no problems, haven’t done my own yet but will be after I return home from my 10 day road trip….
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Hi George
It’s nice now that they have that one click upgrading and the would do it often was a nightmare before.I keep a whole copy of my blog on my HD it would come in handy if anything messed up now it’s not really needed. Be cool to see how they can make an awesome platform even better.
I threw ya a stumble and RT hope they help
thanks
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@John – thanks man. I have been thinking of the future of WP, how it will evolve in the next coming years. What else can be done to make it easier and goof-free for users (goof-free suggested by James M). I guess we will have to wait and see what happens.
It’s good to hear that you had no problems as I was waiting for them to work out any bugs before I download the update.
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yep, planning to upgrade soon, just waiting to find some time so that i can make all the backups and then just upgrade it, hope the automatic upgrade works for me
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@Uttoran Sen – Always make backups first so that restoring is as easy as 123. Let me know how the automatic upgrade went.
Well Wordpress 2.9 is having lot many new features and because of some issues with that, Wordpress released 2.9.1. This time everything is looking cool and working fine. I hope the next upgrade will take time.
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@Sanjeev – I do understand the new release and hope the next upgrade will be later as well. Can’t wait to see what the guys will come up with.
I am still waiting for people’s response. If the response is positive I will upgrade it to latest version.
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I have updated my one as previous one have some bug on schedule post and I use that feature much than any thing. Well nice counter stat.
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Yes I am listening about it, I think this new WP features will be good than before.
1.5 million downloads??? Wow
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@Ramkumar – I know, it’s amazing how many times WP has been downloaded. Just goes to show how popular it is.
I have done that process immediately once the alert appeared on my dashboard, everything is now ok. Thanks
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I use WordPress, but lack knowledge of all the ins&outs. In an older version, I could specifically set whether links were follow or no follow. On this new version 2.9.1, I can’t seem to find where to determine that (its not in Settings or Tools that I can see). Am I missing it? OR is an attribute baked in already? I appreciate your help, know this isn’t an official forum per se.
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@Heather – I don’t know if there was a setting like that, can’t remember. I have a plugin for dofollow, maybe you are talking about that?
just upgrade, more stable, no any problem
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I guess I have to wait a bit longer before upgrading to Wordpress 2.9.1. I want to know more about the bugs.
One Query – Where can i see the Bugs Fixed with the Update as your Image shows???
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@SmashingGeeks – click on the WP track link below the picture, it will take you to the right place and then you can view more details.
When Wordpress 2.90 launched, someone told me not to upgrade it 1st until Wordpress 2.91. I always afraid of upgrading as I worry there will be some error occurred and it could take me days to fix it. So I’ll only upgrade when I really need, or after a few version launched.
Anyway, I’ll be upgrading to Wordpress 2.91 shortly.
Cheers,
Lee
@Lee Ka Hoong – always have a look at what has been fixed as it might be for security which would then be a must and not an option.
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@chandan – thanks man, appreciate it. Always nice when others do that.
Upgrading requires more memory now, at least with some hosts. I always heard before that WordPress was bloatware, maybe there is some truth to that?
I had some upgrade problems too but I got around the problem by deactivating my plugins and reactivating them.
I’m actually still on wordpress 2.6.5 and want to update to 2.9.2
when update automatic always pop out this error messages. Please somebody help me..
“Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.9.2.zip
Unpacking the core update
Could not copy file: /public_html/wp-content/upgrade/core/wordpress/wp-comments-post.php
Installation Failed”
@Laila – Wow, you should update ASAP. I suggest you maybe upgrade one version at a time until you get to version 2.9.2. I can say that you have missed many security fixes which might leave your site open to attacks.
BTW, why did you never upgrade your WordPress? Was there a specific reason? Would love to know
Getting a similar problem when using Auto Update but mine just hangs at ‘unpacking’ so there’s not even a clue as to why it has stopped! Any ideas??
@Mobiles – maybe download WordPress and then just over write your current folder. Be sure to backup your files and database before doing anything. Look at what changed and then ftp those files across.