I ran into a couple issues while upgrading and although many of you are probably already done, it may be helpful for others.
Ran WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin….went well
Went to “Write Post” and discovered the “Add Media” button was completely missing
As an experienced WP guy, I know the first thing to do when something like this happens is check to see if a plugin is causing the problem, and in this case, I had several plugins that needed updating after my 2.5 Upgrade.
So I figured I’d use the snazzy new automatic upgrade that WP provides to update my plugins, and I started with Akismet. To my dismay I received an error similar to this…./usr/local/home/xxx/httpdocs/wp-admin/includes/class-pclzip.php
You can imagine that I was a little freaked, but I’m the calm type of guy, so I started researching and found this thread on the WP support forums… http://wordpress.org/support/topic/164084?replies=6#post-720502
The helpful folks there point out that there is a conflict between the WPAU plugin and the new WP Automatic Upgrade. The advice was to update the WPAU plugin, which I did manually via FTP.
Then I upgraded ALL of the active plugins that required updates. Do you think this solved the missing “Add Media” button issue? Nope, but it got me closer;)
So, I started looking at the plugins I had activated but that did not have any upgrades associated with them. There were a couple that fit this profile, but the first one I concentrated on was WP-Amazon. I have used this plugin successfully on many blogs over the years, but I also know that it’s “officially” unsupported by the original author and has had hacks added to it from various users in order to keep it updated. So, I deactivated that one plugin, and my “Add Media” buttons reappeared.
The moral of this story? When something goes funky with your upgrade, fear not, there is always a solution. Keep your calm, do some research, and reach out for help if necessary. Chance are you’ll figure it out;)
Please share your upgrade issues and solutions…
