Questions about WordPress 3.0 RC

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I’m looking to upgrade my blog from WordPress 2.5 to 3.0 RC, but I’m not sure if:

  1. It is stable?
  2. It will support existing v2.5 plugins?
  3. It will support my custom themes? Or do I have to design them from scratch for 3.0?

Many thanks for your help!

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  1. It is stable?

    Yes, it is more stable now.

    It will support existing v2.5 plugins?

    There may be some plugins supported other may not depending on whether plugins have been updated by plugin authors.

    It will support my custom themes? Or
    do I have to design them from scratch
    for 3.0?

    Yes, you can use your custom themes as well as new ones…

  2. Do you mean “existing 2.9 plugins”? Version 2.5 is years-old at this point. (March 29, 2008, in fact. From: http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/)

    As Gipetto stated, there have been a lot (alot! grin) of WordPress API changes, as well as database schema changes since 2.5. If you’re attempting a direct migration from 2.5 to 3.0RC1, there’s a high likelihood that something will break.

    However, the upsides to staying in-sync with the latest WP release far outweigh the downsides in my opinion.