Title: Upgrading wordpress
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# Upgrading wordpress

 *  [dalewis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalewis/)
 * (@dalewis)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-4/)
 * Hi All, I am running my website using Wp 2.5 and I am not sure about upgrading
   at this point to 2.8. My concerns are around formatting and plugins etc…is there
   anything special that i should look for if I perform the upgrade?
 * Thanks!
    dalewis

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 *  [Equal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/equalmark/)
 * (@equalmark)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-4/#post-1294621)
 * With you having a old version such as that here is what I would do. First of 
   all take a backup of your database:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database](http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database)
 * Then make a copy of all your files. I would then do a local install of the files
   and import the database (find and replace all URLs before doing this) using PHPMyAdmin.
 * Now you have a complete copy of your site locally. Upgrade it to 2.8 and see 
   what happens. If all is well you can do it on the live site. If it fails you 
   can investigate further without messing around with the live site.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-4/#post-1294645)
 * Formatting (i.e. theme) shouldn’t break, though some things may not work so great.
 * For themes and plugins, I’d take the time to research them and see if they’ve
   been updated recently. If so, the odds are you’ll be okay, but check what other
   people say.
 * If it’s your own home-grown theme? Check this: [http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2008/wordpress-27-comments-enhancements/](http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2008/wordpress-27-comments-enhancements/)
 *  [Shane G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g-1/)
 * (@shane-g-1)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upgrading-wordpress-4/#post-1294793)
 * Hi,
 * Refer these articles;
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended)
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.

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