markdavidson If you can see something here, it worked: http://twitterstars.com/ about 8 hours ago from web

The initial WordPress install took me about 15 minutes. After the initial install, I spent several hours trying to get specific parts of the WordPress editor to function:

Since installing WordPress 2.5, I cannot upload graphic images. This is why there are no screen captures to go along with my posts. The visual editor also does not allow me to create hyperlinks. I did a clean install of WordPress 2.5 and this did not fix the issue (Thereby eliminating the possibility of plugin or theme incompatibility). I’m going to create 2 new blogs tonight and I’ll try again.

Update:

markdavidson @griffmiester I just installed a new instance of WordPress 2.5 on a new domain and it works perfectly. You are good to go. Install away! less than 5 seconds ago from web in reply to griffmiester

I installed version 2.3.3 of WordPress and then upgraded it to 2.5 just as I outlined below. The only difference is, I did not install a customized copy of the wp-content directory.

I will attempt further testing tomorrow. If need be, I’ll delete the entire TwitterStars.com site from my server and start all over again… and then load an exported back-up file.

BTW, now that I’ve seen how a fully-functioning instance of WordPress 2.5 operates; yeah, it lives up to the hype. It’s very cool. The interface is clean and logical. This took a little getting used to. Also, the interactive tools and menus are snappy. WP seems more responsive.

Tools Used for this WordPress Upgrade:

Helpful Links:

How I Upgraded to WordPress 2.5

At first, the Visual Editor and HTML-Editor buttons did not work at all. So I went into Users –> Your Profile –> Visual Editor. I then unchecked the following checkbox and saved my settings:

Use the visual editor when writing

I then re-checked the box and re-saved. This resulted in the Visual Editor and HTML-Editor buttons appearing.

Uploading files; not the same luck. I cannot upload files such as pictures:

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