LetsMoveToTheMoon

God, Technology, and Things That Make Us Want to Move to the Moon

Upgrading WordPress and Other Blog Thoughts

January 18, 2009

Just upgraded this blog to WP 2.7. I’ve already upgraded another blog to 2.7 so I’ve played with it a little bit, and I really like the new look and feel of the backend. If you haven’t upgraded your blog yet, you really should. The backend is very sleek and fun to use. Overall it’s a great update.

For those who care, I’m having some problems with automatic upgrading of plugins. I think there’s something wrong with the permissions and WordPress’s ability to create temporary files and directories. I’ll figure it out someday. There’s not much help online, which is mostly why I’m putting it off. Check out this WordPress Support page for more information on my problem.

Now for the interesting part. I’m thinking about working on the design of this blog. The template just isn’t doing it for me anymore — it’s just too plain. I’m not exactly what I’m going to do with it or when, but something’s going to happen. I’ve considered ditching the LetsMoveToTheMoon feel, but I think I’m going to keep it. It’s pretty unique, and I like the name. A future design will probably be built around that idea. This redesign is probably pretty far off, though. Look for it early summer.

Pretty boring post, I know, but I figure it’s good to get some blog news in once in a while. I’ve got a good idea or two for some summertime series, though, so stay tuned. If you’ve got any thoughts on WP2.7, the automatic upgrading, or the design of this blog, let me know in the comments (particularly if you can help with that plugin problem).