Using Subversion to upgrade WordPress

• Use svn:externals to install WordPress plugins
• How to use SVN to update WordPress
• Subversioning WordPress Upgrades

Update (November 1, 2006): It really works. I’ve got all 3 of my blogs (one two three) now set up on SVN. The next step will to be when I add my customized themes to Subversion so all I ever have to do is go to the command line to do anything. No (s)FTP or anything. I imagine this will make switching servers really easy now.

Update (January 23, 2007): To upgrade to WordPress 2.1:

1. Disable all plugins (take a screenshot first)
2. Run this command:

svn switch http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/branches/2.1/

1. Go to your admin screen and update the database when prompted.
2. Enable your plugins again.

Update (May 22, 2007): Just upgraded to version 2.2