Update: Complete
A common theme amongst my family members is that they can't easily get to my photos since the move to WordPress. Clicking on the images is not self evident, so I decided to put the flickr badge back in the sidebar. Logging into the administration area, WordPress' usual message that I was out of date was hung at the top of the page, and as soon as I saw it, I figured that I would also want to update that as well. I installed WordPress using Dreamhost's wizzy one-click install, so I figured that I would check them out to see if they had something to help in this area.
Since I've made the switch to Dreamhost a few years ago, I've been very impressed by them. Again, they did not disappoint. Under their one-click management page, there is a simple button that says upgrade. Clicking on it will tell you where all your backup files will be placed, and confirming that you've read it they tell you that it will be done by their happy robot in a 10-15 minutes. By the time I brought my e-mail up, the upgrade was done.
A trip through the widget gallery and I had my Flickr badge and Xbox gamer card added back to the sidebar. The upgrade and changes made in less than 15 minutes. The experience brought back memories of running the server myself, and having to do upgrades manually.
