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[MacManX]

WordPress 3.0 has been officially released!

Besides all of the new features outlined in the post and the embedded video, you will be pleased to know that WordPress 3.0 has a significantly lower memory footprint than its predecessor, so you'll be able to load even more of those flashy plugins without having to modify PHP's default memory allocation.

All current WordPress users can upgrade in a matter of seconds (I kid you not) via the automatic upgrade feature in the admin panel.  I have upgraded fourteen blogs so far today without a hitch, so don't hesitate, but make sure that you backup your files and your database first.

[MacManX]

If you currently use the Podcasting Plugin by TSG, deactivate it before upgrading and make the code change described in the post below.

If you did not deactivate the plugin prior to upgrading, you will be met with the following cheerful error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function add_rewrite_tag() on a non-object in /public_html/wp-includes/taxonomy.php on line 289

Just reset your plugins and make the code change described in the post below.

If you currently use the Events Calendar plugin, deactivate it before upgrading and find an alternative plugin.

If you did not deactivate the plugin prior to upgrading, you will be met with the following cheerful error:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare is_rtl() (previously declared in /public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/locale.php:347) in /public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/locale.php on line 349

Just reset your plugins and don't reactivate it.

Edited by MacManX, 17 June 2010 - 07:14 PM.

[MacManX]

Good news!  You may continue to use the Podcasting Plugin by TSG after making a small modification.

Go to Plugins/Editor in your admin panel and select Podcasting Plugin by TSG from the pull-down menu.

Find this:

register_taxonomy('podcast_format', 'custom_field');

and change it to this:

function build_taxonomies() {
	register_taxonomy('podcast_format', 'custom_field');
  }
  add_action( 'init', 'build_taxonomies', 0 );

Edited by MacManX, 17 June 2010 - 07:14 PM.

[MacManX]

Even better news, just upgrade the Podcasting Plugin by TSG to the newly released v2.3.10.

[MacManX]

After about 24 hours in the wild, there are just a few known issues and conflicts (all with solutions), so check this thread before upgrading.

[Not Now Madeline]

I seem to be having the memory allocation issue, but nothing will resolve it... and now that's screwing with my plugins and admin panel (even when I removed them all).

So right now I can't upgrade t0 3.0 and I can barely use my current version. Which is a bit of a problem :/

[Not Now Madeline]

[ASO]Frank, on 25 June 2010 - 05:45 AM, said:

You'll likely need to increase your memory_limit when going up to wordpress 3.0.

Cheers - problem solved. I didn't want to fiddle with anything like that before double/triple checking (I always fear I'll break something heh)

[MacManX]

If anyone else is having memory troubles while upgrading to 3.0, try disabling all plugins before the upgrade.  If that doesn't resolve the issue, try the Memory Bump plugin.