Upgrading from WPMU 2.8.6 to 2.9.1
Earlier today I spotted the release of WPMU 2.9.1 and have just updated the installation used for YearBlog.
The process began by running the addcommentdata script as recommended. The next step was to download and extract the .zip file from mu.wordpress.org and transfer the files via FTP.
Once the file transfer was complete I logged in to WP Admin Area and ran the upgrade script (Site Admin > Upgrade), which went through and updated each of the blogs individually.
All looks to have gone well, except that it says “You are using a development version (2.9.1)” even though I hadn’t upgraded to the RC and jumped straight to the 2.9.1 release.
I’m now looking forward to the merge of MU into WordPress 3.0 and any new features that may be bundled with it.
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