I’ve updated a couple of my sites to Wordpress 2.5 now.  Based on my early impressions of it, I think I’m going to like it better than the previous versions.  This isn’t a review of Version 2.5 though.  I thought I would pass along a bit of information regarding some post editing and saving problems I ran into through the upgrade process.

The Problem With Saving Posts in Worpress 2.5

After upgrading to Version 2.5, the first time I tried to create or edit a post I received an error page stating “your attempt to save this post failed.”  Additionally, I received an Internal Server Error 500 pages on save attempts sometimes. Note, however, that the post changes were saved each time I received these errors.  I just had to get back to my admin page and open the posts up for more editing. If I tried to save again, guess what?  Right, more errors.

Finding the Solution

I broke out my secret weapon . . . I Googled “problem saving in wordpress 2.5″, which took me to the Wordpress Support Forums on this topic.  It appeared that most people that solved their problems identified a plugin as the culprit, with the big one being the WP Database Backup plugin.

Solving the Problem

I tried deactivating the WP Database Backup plugin.  No help.

Then I noticed these cool little notes under the plugin listings that said:

“There is a new version of [Name of Plugin] available. Download version [Version No.] here or upgrade automatically.”

I chose to upgrade automatically for all of my active plugins.  Not only did the plugins upgrade and reinstall themselves, but the post saving problem was resolved as well.

Caveats

I have a sneaking suspicion that the real culprit was my Google XML Sitemaps generator plugin, which was past due for an update.  I had seen several error messages relating to Google sitemaps in Wordpress 2.3 prior to upgrading and I think the little problems were somehow magnified in Version 2.5.

Anyway, if you’re having problems with saving posts in Wordpress 2.5, then you should consider checking your plugins for needed upgrades before you pull your hair out.