The bizroof blog has been upgraded to wordpress 2.5.1 which is the latest version to date. I documented what I’ve done here in case someone needs a quick guide on this:

1. BACKUP all your current files.

2. DEACTIVE all your plugins, and change the theme back to the default one.

3. DELETE all your files in the root folder.

4. DOWNLOAD the latest version wordpress.

5. COPY back your wp-config.php file to the root folder.

6. RUN the upgrade programme. simply type http://example.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php in your browser.

7. COPY back your plugins and themes to the wp-content folder and ACTIVE the plugins. Also, select your favourite theme.

8. (Optional) COPY back your robot.txt file or .htaccess file to the root folder if they are in use.

9. (Optional) LOGIN wp-admin, go to the Design section, and click edit theme, and then put your favicon back. After that, you can spend some time on update the css files to get the perfect look and feel.

Also, I spent some time customized the css files to give the blog a new looking and feel. Looking at the blog now, I still think it is not pretty enough, and myself, is definitely not the type of person with a sense of style. So, could anyone will me some suggestions on how to improve please?

Meanwhile, the plugins I am using are AddThis social bookmark (Help my visitor promote the blog) and Google Analytics to help myself monitor the site traffic. I would be really appreciate if you can suggest me some other plugins which helps SE0 and usability.