Wordpress 2.1 upgrade and issues with themes

I have a blog which is hosted on dreamhost and I recently upgraded it to version 2.1. The dreamhost advantage is that you can upgrade Wordpress with a single click (ok, two clicks if you consider database upgrade click also).

Everything went smooth. But when I looked at the blog I saw some database errors on the archives section! Surprisingly everything else on the blog was working. So I thought this must be a problem with the theme I was using. So I changed the theme to one of the defaults and voila! there was no error.

So the moral of the story – Check the codex Wordpress 2.1 theme compatibility list before you upgrade your blog!

Still with all the following cool features, Wordpress 2.1 upgrade is worth the hassle.

• The essential spell checker. This basically means that built in editor is better than using w.bloggar!
• The draft status for pages. This should have been there much earlier!
• Content Management Tool? – Pages can be the front page!
• Switch between plain editing and rich text editing. A must have!
• Auto saving. This is a life saver when you are writing long posts!

So what are you waiting for? Go and download Wordpress 2.1