drunkNerd

Since the launch of wordpress 2.7 my life has been made so much easier. I used to try and maintain several blogs with frequent security updates and plugin fixes. I seemed to spend most of my time securing the blog infrastructure than actually writing blogs. I went on a long hiatus of no updates for any blogs as updating web based software turned into another full time job for me.

Then along comes WordPress 2.7 with its inline update feature. When I log into the dashboard, wordpress alerts me of outdated plugins and also if wordpress itself is outdated. Most applications can detect versions and look for new versions, however most also do not offer a “1 click” upgrade feature. I can simply click “upgrade” and wordpress will update itself. The beauty of this is not only the ease of use and the enhanced security it offers, I also do not have to download the updates to my laptop and then FTP them to my hosting server… wordpress downloads the updates directly to the server. Whenever I can cut out a middle man… I’m all about it.