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Upgrading WordPress with Fantastico

By Kyle Eslick on January 6th, 2008 | Filed Under How-To
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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.

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  1. 1 Zhu
    Sunday, January 6th, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    I first installed WordPress with Fantastico (didn’t know much at the time) and now upgrade with it. Never had a problem (as long as plugins as desactivated etc.)… even though it can take a while for the newest WP version to be available.

    However, last time I wanted to use on of the plugin you mention to upgrade (instant upgrade and automatic), and I read that for Fantastico users (i.e those who installed their WP with Fantastico), they are not safe to use. I saw that on the plugin homepages… in the comment and as a warning.

  2. 2 Kyle Eslick
    Sunday, January 6th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    Zhu,

    I install using Fantastico typically, but I haven’t had any problem upgrading using the WPAU plugin mentioned above.

    However, there are a lot of factors such as your web hosting company, your settings, customizations you’ve made to the source code, etc. that all factor into potential problems with the upgrade using a WordPress plugin.

    Unless you are comfortable with restoring a backup, I would suggest proceeding with caution or continuing to use Fantastico.

  3. 3 Gobala Krishnan
    Monday, January 7th, 2008 at 2:23 am

    Thanks for the link, but yeah Fantastico isn’t the only way to upgrade a Wordpress blog..

  4. 4 Tech magazine
    Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    Fantastico is a great tool for bloggers, just two clicks and u’r ready to blog



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