wordpress update

my previous blog was managed with wordpress 2.0.5 and originally setup in december 2006, a long time ago – especially in the blogging world. there were 1 or 2 bugs appearing in my blog, such as duplicate contents on single pages, and after looking through the wordpress support forums an update was recommended.

i backed up the database using the option in the wordpress panel, i also logged into php admin on my hosting and performed a mysql dump of all the content. i then downloaded all the files connected to my blog via ftp. i was happy with my backup.

the update is pretty simple, it was just a case of replacing all the files – except my edited theme and uploaded images and content. i then logged into the wordpress admin panel as usual, it informed me that i needed to update the database, which it did without a hitch… at the time and finally, all i needed to do was update the few plug-ins that i am using – which downloaded and installed the updates automatically.

the only thing that went wrong were my categories were lost, wiped out. unsure why, but i’ve since had to place them back into the database and link all my posts to categories again. i only have around 60 posts so it hasn’t taken long, but it’s still a pain. there is a fix, but i couldn’t get that working, more information here on how to restore your categories after an update.