untitled design (1)

Learn Italian online

Don’t Touch WordPress 2.5!

Having read that WordPress 2.5 was out, I was curious to see what it was like, but I had also read that there were problems.

However, my curiosity got the better of me, and I went ahead and installed this new milestone release of my favourite blogging platform. Only, I installed WordPress 2.5 on a domain I’m not using at the moment, just to be on the safe side.

Boy, am I glad I did not go ahead and upgrade Blog from Italy to WP 2.5!

From the above comment you will have understood that everything is not rosy with WordPress’s latest and greatest. Oh no.

think in italian logo dark bg 1

Stop reading, start speaking

Stop translating in your head and start speaking Italian for real with the only audio course that prompt you to speak.

While WP 2.5 does work, you may well have problems adding images to posts. Sometimes it works, other times, most times, it just doesn’t and the new image insertion thingummy just sits there doing nothing until you get sick of waiting and close it down. You try again, and the same thing happens, and again. At least this is what happened to me.

Judging from the WordPress forums, I’m not the only one to be having problems, and I do not envy the brave few who have gone the whole hog and upgraded to WP 2.5 from the current version. Some hardy souls did this without creating a backup, and have lived to regret it.

So, do not let your curiosity and impatience get the better of you, unless you know what a local installation is, or you have some spare space on a server hard disk sitting around doing nothing.

Wait until the next version, watch the web and forums for problems, and then go for it – having backed up everything first – and that means database and all the WordPress files on your server.

You have been warned!!

Most Popular

Hostelbookers Sparkling Summer Sale

Italy’s very own summer sales are great. You can pick up all sorts of things at knock-down prices. Hostelbookers, the website which specialises in budget accommodation is also holding a summer sale which includes a wide selection of interesting places to say around Italy. I know, they wrote to tell me about it.

Swollen Tiber in Rome

The ‘Tevere’ which is known as the ‘Tiber’ in English is so swollen that Romans are concerned that many of the bridges crossing Rome’s famous river may be damaged or even collapse.

No Future in Italy for the Young

Low salaries, unclear career paths, and a distinct lack of meritocracy are aspects of Italy’s job market which have caused many young Italians to look for jobs outside of Italy. Italian brain power, which is not to be underestimated, is moving away, and may never return.

Categories

Related Posts

Tinned haggis.

A long time ago, I remember shocking Italians by telling them that ravioli, macaroni cheese and spaghetti bolognese were all available in tins in the

Healthy Savings in Italy

Others, not just myself have noticed that Italians are healthy, but also rather obsessive about their health. They will resort to antibiotics at the drop of a hat.

Still ‘ot!

It’s after midnight here, I’m sitting sipping a wee grappa, in cotton trousers and a cotton shirt and I’m sweating – and it’s October in