WordPress Automatic Upgrade — Recommended WordPress Plugin

Upgrading WordPress is a pain — backing up your database, downloading the latest zip file, deactivating plugins, deleting old files, uploading new files, running update scripts, reactivating plugins, etc. That’s why when non-major releases like 2.3.1 come around, I often look to see if upgrading is actually worthwhile.

All that has changed now. The WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin performs all of the steps automatically, allowing you to upgrade your blog in about 5 clicks. This plugin won third prize in the recent WordPress plugin contest. I highly recommend it — it will make your life easier.

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Brian October 29, 2007 at 5:53 pm

Have you tried it out yet? Did it work as advertised? With much trepidation I might give this a try.

Thanks VERY much for linking to that WordPress plugin contest! I’m going to try the second place winner, MyDashboard, as soon as I get home from work!
Tom Post authorOctober 29, 2007 at 10:49 pm

Yes, I did use it to upgrade to 2.3.1 and it worked just fine. Well, almost. There are two options for upgrading: automatic and manual click through. The automatic option failed, so I used the manual. The manual process just has you walk through each step by clicking a button. So it’s about 5 clicks, but it can be done under 2 minutes and is a lot easier.
Brian October 30, 2007 at 11:03 am

I made manual backups of my files and database and reluctantly gave this plugin a try using the automatic update. It worked like a charm, and in about 1/20 the time it usually takes me to update. What a fantastic plugin. Thanks again for the recommendation, Tom!
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Tom Post authorOctober 31, 2007 at 10:22 am

I’m glad to hear it worked for you. I also think the One Click Install plugin is highly worthwhile. I learned about both of them from the WordPress Podcast.
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kaSyah February 2, 2008 at 10:33 pm

This is awesome plugin mate. I tried it and succesfully upgrade my wordpress to the latest version. Thanks.
Tom Post authorFebruary 3, 2008 at 3:06 am

I agree. I’ve noticed that the plugin conflicts with some other plugins — at times. So I generally leave it deactivated except for when I’m upgrading WordPress. I still love the plugin.
plastik February 4, 2008 at 7:01 am

Great plugin. Saved my life. Congrats and thanks a lot.
Built From Skratch February 14, 2008 at 3:24 pm

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Dan (future gadgets blog) February 29, 2008 at 8:02 am

I like your blog theme. I want to use it on my blog.
Can you please tell me from where I can download these theme?

Many thanks

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Greg April 24, 2008 at 8:19 am

This amazing plugin – worked exactly as was suppose
to. Delivering intended results – a very rare event
in today’s environment.

I upgraded from 2.3.3 – 2.5 with 78 plugins enabled
and only had to re-activate two.

Wonderful!!
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