The upgrade documentation is fine, though it would be easier to have a list of files that SHOULD be deleted (not just a list of those to KEEP).
It's kinda the upgrade PROCESS that's a pain. Deleting files is scary for Joe User. It would be ideal if the files could just be overwritten. Here's a plugin idea... a plugin that would take a snapshot of the activation status of the plugins on the site, and then batch activate/deactivate them. Read on... I see it like this: * User activates the "PLUGIN MANAGER" plugin. * Within "PLUGIN MANAGER", user creates a 'snapshot' of currently-active plugins. * Within "PLUGIN MANAGER", user clicks a 'batch deactivate' button to deactivate all plugins at once. * User deactivates "PLUGIN MANAGER". * User upgrades WordPress. * User activates "PLUGIN MANAGER", clicks the 'batch activate' button and viola! -- all previously-activated plugins are automagically reactivated. Easy, fast, and user-friendly. -andrew vogel Manager of Professional Programs University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Podz > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:24 AM > To: WordPress Documentation > Subject: Re: [wp-docs] Upgrade instructions too hard? > > Michael E. Hancock wrote: > > Interestingly, just after the 2.0 release, Mr. Sharma wrote > > http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Carthik/Five_Step_Upgrade that > > recommends deactivating plugins but overwriting files. > > > > Can we come to a consensus about this (i.e. deactivating > plugins and > > deleting files)? > > > > I don't see how it can happen. > Deactivating and deleting takes longer but is reliable. > Deactivating and overwriting does cause problems. > > And deactivating plugins makes not a jot of difference unless > the actual function call is wrapped. > > It's too big an issue now - so all instructions must take > into account the needs of the person. And bear in mind that > the people are more likely to be reading these things are the > ones that need to know the most and the most reliable. Step > 1-2-3 may not fit with the '5 minute install' but then people > have got nothing to lose there have they ? > > In the end though, if WP could, after being uploaded, > deactivate everything, delete or at least checksum each new > file and rectify then, and then do something about plugin > code it would be approaching something close to the upgrade nirvana. > > As it stands: > Write one decent document and that helps far more people than > brief instructions and it also saves forum traffic. And it's > not exactly tricky to write. > > P. > _______________________________________________ > wp-docs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs > _______________________________________________ wp-docs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs
