diff --git a/docs/operations/apps/blog.md b/docs/operations/apps/blog.md index 68e400f..e490764 100644 --- a/docs/operations/apps/blog.md +++ b/docs/operations/apps/blog.md @@ -1 +1,43 @@ # Wordpress SOPs + +## Updating wordpress to next release + +As wordpress is deployed by Ansible, we also have an 'ad-hoc' ansible task to rollout upgrades. +To do this, it's using the `wp_release` ansible variable, that corresponds to the [wordpress version](https://wordpress.org/download/releases/) to download and unarchive. + +If you need to update the deployed plugins, update also in ansible inventory the `wp_plugins` list to reflect new versions of the plugins to be updated. + +We want to first validate a successful upgrade on the `dev` instance, available on https://blog.dev.centos.org and then proceed with the `prod` one later. + +PS: you need `administrator` right to then be able to visit the /wp-admin/update-core.php + +So edit the ansible inventory/host_vars section with new value and then launch the ad-hoc task: + +``` + ansible-playbook-dev playbooks/adhoc-upgrade-wordpress.yml + +PLAY [hostgroup-role-wp] ********************************************************************** + +TASK [Gathering Facts] ************************************************************************ +Wednesday 11 August 2021 15:54:47 +0200 (0:00:00.134) 0:00:00.134 ****** +ok: [artwork-2.dev.centos.org] + +TASK [Upgrading wordpress to version 5.8] ***************************************************** +Wednesday 11 August 2021 15:54:52 +0200 (0:00:04.926) 0:00:05.061 ****** +changed: [artwork-2.dev.centos.org] + +TASK [Upgrading wordpress plugins if needed] ************************************************** +Wednesday 11 August 2021 15:54:57 +0200 (0:00:05.298) 0:00:10.359 ****** +ok: [artwork-2.dev.centos.org] => (item={'name': 'openid', 'version': '3.5.0'}) +changed: [artwork-2.dev.centos.org] => (item={'name': 'classic-editor', 'version': '1.6.2'}) +changed: [artwork-2.dev.centos.org] => (item={'name': 'remove-xmlrpc-pingback-ping', 'version': 1.4}) +changed: [artwork-2.dev.centos.org] => (item={'name': 'google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp', 'version': '6.8.0'}) +changed: [artwork-2.dev.centos.org] => (item={'name': 'akismet', 'version': '4.1.10'}) + +PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************ +artwork-2.dev.centos.org : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 + +``` + +Once it's done, just ensure to visit /wp-admin/update-core.php and then verify the results. +If it's all working fine, you can then proceed with the `prod` instance.