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WordPress Automatic Updater Plug-in

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 6, 2008

WordPress put out an urgent security release today. If you are using an older version of WordPress you should consider upgrading to version 2.3.3 as soon as possible.

I was about to do the manual update when I was pointed to this tool from Scott’s Twiiter. It’s the WordPress Automatic Updater plug-in (GPL). WAUP is an easy point-n-click way to upgrade WordPress versions. It not only upgraded my copy of WordPress, but made backups first in case something went wrong. Very slick.

For more Mark Hinkle, visit his Socialized Software blog.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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