So, I’m sure the majority of you reading this will be aware that Wordpress 2.6 has been released for download (July 14th if my memory serves me correctly).

I’m going to wait a few weeks until I decide to make the switch from the previous version to Wordpress 2.6, for various reasons, most of which I’ll delve into below.  A few of you may have already installed Wordpress 2.6 into your blog or website, and if you have then that’s cool, in fact I’d like to hear about your experience with 2.6 via the comments section below.

Me?  Here’s why I’m waiting to made the switch….

 

Bugs Will (Inevitably) Appear

Whenever a new version of Wordpress is released, it’s always a good idea to hang fire on installing it onto your blog.  With the best will in the world, bugs will appear in the new version of Wordpress, and these will have to be ironed out over time.  It doesn’t matter if you have the best programming team on the planet working on an application, once it goes live there’s always a concern that things may be wrong.  I’m not saying anything catastrophic will happen to your blog by installing Wordpress 2.6, but there will be little, irksome areas of the application which will have to be looked at and patched before the new version is as ‘bugless’ (is that even a word?) as the previous version(s).

Security Loopholes

Every single time Microsoft have released a new version of Windows, security flaws have became apparent fairly quickly, and patches for Windows have been released on a continual basis.  If a company like Microsoft are vulnerable to security loopholes, you can bet your mortgage that the new Wordpress application will be too.  I’m going to wait until the new version of Wordpress has been upgraded in terms of security flaws before I even consider switching to 2.6.

I’m Not An Early Adopter

I have always been a little cautious by nature, and the two reasons above have helped me reinforce my decision not to upgrade to Wordpress 2.6 just yet.  I won’t be waiting too long to upgrade, but I feel it’s prudent to wait for feedback from the Wordpress community before I make the switch.  Once it’s generally accepted that 2.6 is safe, secure, and bug-free (to a very high percentage) that’s when I’ll go ahead and upgrade.  A scaredy-cat approach?  Maybe.  But the best decisions in life are made with a full background of the factors involved, and the fullest information available.  I’ll hang fire until the early adopters are happy with the upgrade, that’s proof enough for me in terms of user feedback.

 

So that’s my reasons for waiting a wee while until I upgrade to Wordpress 2.6, I’d like to hear your perspective.  Have you already upgraded, or are you hanging on meantime?  What are your reasons for upgrading quickly / hanging back?

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