So. WordPress 2.1 (Ella).

I logged into my control panel the other day, and checked to see if fantastico had the new updates for wordpress yet. It did – and I was giddy because I like nothing more then to play with the big kids and pretend I know what I’m doing and update and muck around their pretty code by breaking it, repeatedly.

This was no different. Oh, there was breakage. Ugh. But I fixed most of it with determination and much cussing. Heh. Therefore, I give you the idiots guide to getting things working at least partially with the new upgrade. (Ps – don’t worry mom, I haven’t gone to work with yours or Auntie Ladybug’s yet.) AKA: Steps to regaining Lessa’s (questionable levels of) Sanity.

1. Become giddy at the sight of an upgrade demanded on fantastico.
2. Go back and read some of the improvements.
3. DUDE. Built. In. Spellcheck!
4. DOOOOOD! AutoSave!
5. Oh, and other goodies.
6. To the Batcave! I mean, back to Fantastico!
7. Click button with glee! GLEE I tell you!
8. Race to journal, to see it’s BROKEN. EMPTY.
9. Remember that you have to change the tables to read the right once since previous host only allowed one database for all the stuff you had on there, you database using wench you.
10. Change the config, reupload, update database when asked to do so with the click of a button.
11. Breathe a sigh of relief.
12. Yay! Goodies! All is well in Lessaland.
13. CRAP. Where’s all my buttons?
14. Code tab does. not.work!
15. AND! WHERE’S ALL MY BUTTONS?
16. Mutter obsenities.
17. Impress children.
18. Trot over to WordPress.org and their support forum.
19. Read post after post after post of things that have NOTHING to with your problem, but increase panic levels because DUDE. what if all that’s broke on mine too??
20. Learn what a “Force refresh” is.
21. LOOK! BUTTONS! PRETTY PRETTY BUTTONS!
22. Um. Crap. Where’s my upload/flickr bar???
23. Back to the Batcave! Erm, I mean, Support Forums!
24. Ahha! Something fantastico doesn’t do? Deactivate plugins before upgrading.
25. Find out Flickr post bar DOESN’T WORK YET with 2.1
26. Cry.
27. Deactivate Flickr post bar plugin.
28. Things are back in place. Whew.
29. Wait – see a post that’s doubled on the front page. The hell?
30. Discover that clicking multiple catagories doubles the post. The hell?
31. Deactivate sideblog plugin.
32. Cry.
33. Ahha. Single posted again. Whew.
34. Write new post.
35. Forget to put in a link.
36. Go to edit new post.
37. Click “save”
38. Get pop up box saying “Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page? All changes will be lost.”
39. Blink. A lot.
40. Click ok.
41. Changes lost.
42. CRAP. Back to the Batcave! I mean support forum! AGAIN!
43. Discover a possibility that makes NO SENSE whatsoever.
44. Disable the “collapsible more link” plugin.
45. Attempt to edit post again.
46. IT WORKS!
47. IT MAKES NO SENSE!
48. Whatever. Cuss some more.
49. Write this post.
50. Save.

And there you have it. Lessa’s adventure in upgrading.  May your upgrading go much easier. And Mom and Sis and Darlin? I won’t be upgrading ya’ll until at least the flickr plugin plays nicely with Ella.

Harumph.