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7 Steps for Manual WordPress Upgrade

7 Steps for Manual WordPress Upgrade

Because I always have to review these steps, I decided to post them.
1. Download via FTP all folders and files.
2. Login to admin Dashboard and deactivate plugins.
3. Download latest version of  WordPress.
4. Extract and upload new version’s folders and files … all EXCEPT the WP-CONTENT folder.
5. Regarding the WP-CONTENT folder: leave uploads subfolder on server, [...]

In Cushing’s Defense

USA Today’s recent story about Cushing Academy’s radically new library, “School chooses Kindle; are libraries for the history ‘books’?”, got me thinking about my own little library transformation. I’m happy I did it. Believing in an busy library and a broad range of services, I really had no choice.
With the help of several [...]

Research, Writing, and Wikipedia

A self-described “old newspaper man” recently asked me about a sign in my library.  The sign promotes an electronic version of The Boston Globe.   He asked if the school library had to pay for the service.  I told him that it was part of The Globe’s Newspapers in Education program and that it was free.  [...]


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