WordPress 2.6 upgrade–fixing a login problem

This blog is now running WordPress 2.6. This was the first WordPress update I had done since moving to the platform, and I thought I’d share a few pointers:

  1. Follow the extended directions, particularly the ones about backing up your installation and deactivating plugins.
  2. You may see references to a plugin for automatic updates. No offense to the developer, but it really is beta. It didn’t work for my upgrade to 2.6.
  3. After doing the upgrade, clear your cookies or you may not be able to log into your control panel.

I thought I had done step #3 but I hadn’t. When I couldn’t log in, I had a moment of panic, and ended up rolling back my whole site to last night’s backup with help from Erin at Weblogger. Repeating the process with a cooler head resolved the issue.

6 comments...What do you think?

  1. Posted by Jeff DeVerter 16th July, 2008 at 12:34 am

    You saved the day - thanks for the post.

  2. Posted by brian 17th July, 2008 at 11:34 am

    Panic set in as I couldn’t log in but that cookies fix worked.

    Thanks, d00d.

  3. Posted by Tim Jarrett 17th July, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    No problem, guys–be sure to spread the word.

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