I found out this information the hard way, so hopefully it will save someone else the trouble that it caused me.

If you, for any reason, have to reload the contents of your blog from a database backup, the second thing you need to do after you install the WordPress platform, and before you import the backed up content into MySQL, is re-install any plugins you were previously using.

Some plugins make tables in your database. When you try to reconnect the database with the new install of WordPress, it’s going to be looking for the plugins that go with the extra database tables. If it can’t find them, your blog isn’t going to show correctly (or at all) in the browser.

You may want to consider keeping a file that lists all your plugins, especially if you have a habit of installing straight from WordPress and not downloading the plugins to your computer first.

Comments welcomed.

My Question of the Day: If you could be the boss at your job for one day, and you were able to make a change that couldn’t be reversed even after you went back to your regular position, what change would you make in your workplace?

My 2 Cents: For all employees, I’d create a super flex plan that would allow them to work fewer days and more hours per day, as long as their time totals 40 hours by the end of the week.

If an employee wanted to work his/her 40 hours in three days, that would be fine, as long as his/her work is completed and it doesn’t conflict with the schedules of clients outside our business.

In this area (DC-MD-VA), that would help get a few more cars off the road. It would also give employees more hours off for personal appointments, family time, rest and relaxation.

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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:

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JoshDamage  I would give the grunt workers a raise

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