UTF-8 Database Converter

Easily Converts the WordPress database to UTF-8 character set.

ATTENTION

This plugin makes and a irreversible job to your database so consider seriously the task to make a complete backup of your WordPress based site before proceed with the task.
This plugin has been designed to be only compatible with WordPress versions 2.2.x and 2.1.x so running the plugin on other minor or major versions may have unexpected behavior.

Description

Since the release of WordPress 2.2 the character set has been set by default to UTF-8 and the users that come from previously versions of WordPress, may have some problems with the old Latin1 character set and the new default UTF-8 character set.
This plugin has been designed and developed with the idea to do this complex task in a easy 1-click way, so it will no require any type of advance knowledge about the topic to make use of this plugin.

Installation

Attention: This plugin it only can be used and activated by the 'blog owner' or any user with level 10.

1. Open the file wp-config.php set DB_CHARSET to utf8 and leave DB_COLLATE with nothing (Just for WordPress 2.2.x)
2. Upload UTF8_DB_Converter.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
4. Go to the sub menu called 'UTF-8 Database Converter'
5. And just follow the instructions on the screen

Frequently Asked Questions

Why i cannot see the sub menu 'UTF-8 Database Converter'?

If you are not the 'blog owner' or a user with level 10 (the maximum level), you cannot access this plugin. Because this task is a little complex and exceeds the normal user daily tasks, i have decided to make only visible and accessibly for the user with level 10 which is normally the blog owner or the blog administrator.

What are the system recommendations or do i need something else?

I make this plugin compatible with the next minimum requirements:
* PHP >= 4.2
* MySQL >= 4.1.2

Can i delete it after the task is done?

Of course, once its make his job you no longer need use or have anymore this plugin in your plugin activated/stored list.

Can i contribute to the project of this plugin?

Yes, if you are developer you can help by improving the code of the plugin, but also you can donate money to the project by just following the donate link that is on the top of this page.

License

UTF-8 Database Converter has been released under the GPL License.
Further information about the license its contained and described in the file "license.txt" attached near this guide.