[wp-testers] MU and 2.3

[Jeremy Visser]

On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 12:50 +1300, Dan Milward wrote:
> Where do I go to find out more about when WordPress MU be updated with 
> the latest 2.3 core - we really really want to utilize tags and taxonomy.

Currently, the WordPress MU code with tagging support hasn't yet been
released. In the next couple of weeks, it should be.

If you have a development server, it would be really beneficial to the
MU project if you would test out the development version (and would give
you a feel for the way the sync scripts work before you deploy it for
real). If you svn checkout the MU trunk, you'll get all the code you
need.

> Also I know this is the wrong place to ask but I can't find the answer 
> anyway. If I upgrade a plugin while using MU does it roll out the 
> updated plugin to all the sites automatically?

Yes.

> Hmmm similarly if I upgrade the main MU installation will it upgrade all 
> the sites?

There are two ways to upgrade MU's database, and both will upgrade all
your sites.

One is to use the sync-taxonomy.php script which you can find in MU
1.3's mu-plugins/ folder. Follow the directions for use contained in the
plugin. This plugin will allow you to upgrade the database in the
background, and continuously synchronise the old MU's DB with the new DB
for when you finally upgrade. This has the benefit of continuously
synchronising.

The other option is to go to Site Admin > Upgrade. This will upgrade all
your blogs in one hit, and may take some time. Your site will almost
certainly need to be brought down during this upgrade if you have a lot
of blogs.

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