Upgrading WordPress with Fantastico

I’ve been tossing around the idea of writing a post explaining how to install/update WordPress via Fantastico for awhile now. While Fantastico is extremely easy to use, learning the process can take a little while. Now that most web hosts have CPanel and Fantastico available to their users, most people should have access to what is basically a two-click install.

If you’ve been wondering how to do this, today Easy WordPress published a post explaining how to upgrade WordPress via Fantastico. The post goes into great detail and includes screen shots, so you shouldn’t run into any problems. Gobala is also offering support for people still learning the installing process and provides some situation where you wouldn’t want to use Fantastico to update your software.

One problem not covered in the post is that Fantastico often takes way to long to be updated. If you find this is the case, you may want to look into using either WordPress Automatic Upgrade (which I often use), or the Instant Upgrade plugin. These plugins can be used immediately upon a new WordPress software release.

If you prefer to upgrade manually, I recommend you check out this upgrading WordPress guide on WordPress Max.