Okay, so I managed to upgrade to Wordpress 2.5. Not as easy as I thought.
I also had to patch WP 2.5 to work on Redbrick as several features don’t work out the box and it’s still messy if your using a virtual host (like me).
The livejournal-crossposter and Slave Me 2 Wordpress plugins both break in Wordpress 2.5. I’ve updated Slave Me 2 Wordpress to work in WP2.5 as from the website for it, looks like there is zero activity. So that’s now working. However the livejournal-crossposter is dead, so no LJ for me until I fix it (again the current website for the plugin has zero activity).
Most of the other plugins seem okay. I have to update NextGen but I need to patch the version I’m currently using (like I have to patch Wordpress) so I haven’t done it yet. (I do like the automated plugin updates).
All of this cutting into actual time in work, so not good again. But now I’m all WP2.5! 
I have to tidy up and delete all my WP2.3.x dev and test installs now too to really cross out that item, but who’s going to quibble with me?
Of course, I may not do item 3 at all and I’ve added a new wishful-item 10, more of a way of prep-ing to change the theme of my blog.
If you see any problems with the site, after the upgrade, do tell!
- Upgrade and add some features to TDO-Forum for WP2.5
- Test and Upgrade the Theme I’m currently using for WP2.5
- Create a merge of TDO-Forum and my current custom Theme (for the forums)
- Update thedeadone.net to Wordpress 2.5
- Move Hosts (maybe)
- Try again to get a gaming group together
- Do some further work on TDO Mini-Forms (AJAX, Form Hacker, find some way to get rid of the dependency on $_SESSION - I’m a little tired trying to sort out people’s host problems, there is only so much I can do, etc)
- Write-up and make available some RPG rules I created a long time back: Story Hooks and Passions
- Upgrade and package the current thedeadone.net theme (maybe)
Update: NextGen updated and I think I may have got livejournal-crossposter now too. Let’s see.
Item one complete. You can grab a copy of the latest TDO-Forum v0.3 here. It’s compatible with Wordpress 2.5 and all that. Enjoy.
Upgrade and add some features to TDO-Forum for WP2.5- Test and Upgrade the Theme I’m currently using for WP2.5
- Create a merge of TDO-Forum and my current custom Theme (for the forums)
- Update thedeadone.net to Wordpress 2.5
- Move Hosts (maybe)
- Try again to get a gaming group together
- Do some further work on TDO Mini-Forms (AJAX, Form Hacker, find some way to get rid of the dependency on $_SESSION - I’m a little tired trying to sort out people’s host problems, there is only so much I can do, etc)
- Write-up and make available some RPG rules I created a long time back: Story Hooks and Passions
I had a great blog post in mind and I couldn’t arsed to write it up properly. I have no idea what’s up with me. I’m currently swallowed by this Wordpress 2.5 upgrade and I have code on the brain and I think it has become hard to disengage from that and just get back to the simple pleasure of writing. I’m also a little disappointed I get no reaction to my “TDO Fudge Combat” but I’m not surprised, I don’t really promote my stuff very well anyway.
My TODO list is currently something like this…
- Upgrade and add some features to TDO-Forum for WP2.5
- Test and Upgrade the Theme I’m currently using for WP2.5
- Create a merge of TDO-Forum and my current custom Theme (for the forums)
- Update thedeadone.net to Wordpress 2.5
- Move Hosts (maybe)
- Try again to get a gaming group together
- Do some further work on TDO Mini-Forms (AJAX, Form Hacker, find some way to get rid of the dependency on $_SESSION - I’m a little tired trying to sort out people’s host problems, there is only so much I can do, etc)
- Write-up and make available some RPG rules I created a long time back: Story Hooks and Passions
*sigh* And when I finish that…
I made version 0.10.2 of TDO Mini Forms avaliable yesterday. The main purpose of this release is to make TDO Mini Forms compatible with Wordpress 2.5. You can download it from the usual place.
- Fixed a bug if you reload the image capatcha, it would not longer verify
- Added a flag TDOMF_HIDE_REGISTER_GLOBAL_ERROR in tdomf.php that can be set to true to hide the register_global errors that get displayed.
- WP2.5 only: Can now set a max width or height for widgets control on the Form Widgets screen.
- Compatibility with Wordpress 2.5
As per usual, please leave feedback on the support forums.
Thanks to those who donated! Much appreciated.
As it turns out the migration is going a lot easier than I had anticipated. Functionally TDO Mini Forms works fine under Wordpress 2.5 but much of the admin backend was screwed up.
The Form Widgets screen is brokenThe main TDOMF page is messed upThe TDOMF sidebar on the Edit Post screen appears in the wrong placeThere appears to be an issue with the thumbnails and image uploads
The only thing left to do is make sure that the changes I’ve made will also work on 2.3.x.
Once I’ve released v0.10.2 I can get back to answering everyone else’s comments, so please be patient.
(Please leave comments and feedback on TDO Mini Forms on the forums please)