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This post is a study about the question which I asked to my reader in a poll last week -Do you think WordPress 2.5 is really Superior then its old version? Well, almost the same number of votes were stated in favor and against on the subject. I also toss this question among Blogcatalog Community. I would like to thanks to those who participated in poll and also express their views. Let see what they expressed;

thewriterspulse says

I haven’t had a problem with it, and I’ve seen no reason to go back to a previous version.

Reverting to an earlier version of wp means subjecting your blog to a version that has a security hole in it. As for the results of the 2.5 and 2.5.1 upgrades they are variable. Some people had no problem at all but for many others, myself included, there are serious problems that have yet to be fixed. If you are having image problems then here’s an useful link onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/wordpress-image-uploading-troubleshoot…If those instructions do not work for you then wordpress.org/support/ You will find the same question you posted here on the wordpress.org support forum here wordpress.org/tags/upgrade under wordpress.org/support/topic/182214

PetLvr says

Do the earlier versions really have security holes?

I’m not sure - I think that’s a myth … 2.3.3 is apparently still secure as far as I know. When they issued 2.5 there were security holes, and 2.5.1 was then released and is the latest secure version. I also believe that 2.2.2 was/is pretty secure as well. The thing about asking whether or not to upgrade is this - 2.3+ drastically changed the way wordpress operates and introduced Tagging. A lot of plugins were upgraded to work better in the 2.3+ tagging environment, and some were dropped. Wordpress.org has been trying to release new versions every 3-4 months or some timeline, and took too long to release a meaningful 2.4+ and skipped right over to 2.5+ version. 2.5 not only ALSO changed the way the database and wordpress works over 2.3 but changed the dashboard and operation and feel of wordpress. A lot of plugins have been updated to work with 2.5+ series

I believe the only wordpress that the .org is maintaining any support and with the plugins is the 2.0+ series .. So, if you have 2.0 - you’re safe and you should have safe plugins. If you have 2.1 - you can’t go back down. You may be safe at the latest 2.1+ version but - one of these days everything will catch up to you and you won’t be able to get cool plugins, or cool templates, or anything like that - because wordpress.org has told us - they intend to keep upgrading to newer versions. So .. the day will come and you will want to upgrade - but, you must realize - you can’t upgrade from 2.1 to 3.3 or some future version … If you are on 2.1 .. you should upgrade to 2.2.2 … then to 2.3.3 then 2.5.1 etc etc and making backups for each upgrade, upgrading plugins to the latest version .. it takes more time. I’m still using the InstantUpgrade plugin and it literally takes me 7 seconds to upgrade each blog to the latest version. If you are on 2.3+ you might have noticed that top bar that suggests there is a new version out there, and warns you to upgrade. In the 2.5+ series - it does the same with the plugins - and, can automatically upgrade each plugin to the latest version too.

DaneMorgan says

It gets a little complex, actually. You have to look at two things. What is a latest secure release and what is on an upgrade path. 2.3.3 is on a support path. They won’t release any more 2.3.x EXCEPT to fix critical security problems. 2.5.1 is on an upgrade path. They will continue to release new 2.5.x releases for bug fixes, security patches and feature additions. 2.1.x is also a support path where they will release security patches, but I don’t recall when the commitment for that path ends.

XIII says

Imho it’s bigger, but not better. Image uploading is awkward and unintuitive and widgets that were once WYSIWYG and meant for newbies are now a pain in the ass to manage.

carlgalloway says

I wish the darned thing would handle multi-lingual sites out of the box. I’d also like to see plugin management enhanced, its pretty bad at the moment. The gallery still needs to be improved, and the wysiwyg editor is rubbish. Actually, I’d like WP to be more like Serendipity.

werelax says

I would vote for gallery improvements too. Particularly ability to store pictures in subdirectories. ie uploads/images/people or uploads/images/nature.

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