Comments on: Why WordPress Plugin Updates Aren’t Always a Good Thing http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/ Support and additional material related to how-to guides by Maria Langer. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chung Bey Luen http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1198 Chung Bey Luen Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:12:52 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1198 Yes, update plugin doesn't work all the time. The important thing is you better test the update in another environment before putting it into production. <abbr><em>Chung Bey Luen´s last blog post: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bloghighlight/~3/-eQgaGjsTCg/" rel="nofollow">WordPress Post Missed Schedule</a></abbr></em> Yes, update plugin doesn’t work all the time. The important thing is you better test the update in another environment before putting it into production.

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]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1197 Maria Langer Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:14:07 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1197 Susan: You know, I always check compatibility of installed plugins before I update WordPress, but if I'm running the current version of WordPress, I seldom check plugin updates before installing them. Frankly, I think the author of the plugin thought he was "fixing" the plugin with a modification that actually "broke" it on some setups. I don't know what about my setup made the update bad, but I know I'm not the only one who had the problem. The lesson I learned is to keep the old version handy in case I need to downgrade and to check the functionality of a plugin after an upgrade -- don't just check the functionality of the total blog. Lorelle: I agree that we need to help each other point out blog formatting or plugin problems. A lot of folks don't, though. (Of course, my rather restrictive contact policy doesn't enourage it, either.) I'm glad you took the time to write. Enjoy WordCamp this weekend. If I wasn't so busy at home, I'd come on up and join the fun. Las Vegas is only a 2 hour flight from here and I sorely need a photo of the helicopter on the ramp at McCarran for an article I'm writing for a helicopter magazine. Susan: You know, I always check compatibility of installed plugins before I update WordPress, but if I’m running the current version of WordPress, I seldom check plugin updates before installing them. Frankly, I think the author of the plugin thought he was “fixing” the plugin with a modification that actually “broke” it on some setups. I don’t know what about my setup made the update bad, but I know I’m not the only one who had the problem. The lesson I learned is to keep the old version handy in case I need to downgrade and to check the functionality of a plugin after an upgrade — don’t just check the functionality of the total blog.

Lorelle: I agree that we need to help each other point out blog formatting or plugin problems. A lot of folks don’t, though. (Of course, my rather restrictive contact policy doesn’t enourage it, either.) I’m glad you took the time to write.

Enjoy WordCamp this weekend. If I wasn’t so busy at home, I’d come on up and join the fun. Las Vegas is only a 2 hour flight from here and I sorely need a photo of the helicopter on the ramp at McCarran for an article I’m writing for a helicopter magazine.

]]> By: Lorelle http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1196 Lorelle Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:55:08 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1196 Always glad to help. Updating Plugins and tracking them is a pain, but hopefully, the new upgrade feature will help, if we pay attention. Landing Page Plugins are great, but if you don't use them, how would you know they are broken. We all need to work together and report when we find something wrong with each other's sites. I think that's part of the social, and the joy, of blogging. :D <abbr><em>Lorelle´s last blog post: <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/wordcamp-las-vegas-will-rock-the-wordpress-community-this-weekend/" rel="nofollow">WordCamp Las Vegas Will Rock the WordPress Community This Weekend</a></abbr></em> Always glad to help. Updating Plugins and tracking them is a pain, but hopefully, the new upgrade feature will help, if we pay attention.

Landing Page Plugins are great, but if you don’t use them, how would you know they are broken. We all need to work together and report when we find something wrong with each other’s sites. I think that’s part of the social, and the joy, of blogging. :D

Lorelle´s last blog post: WordCamp Las Vegas Will Rock the WordPress Community This Weekend

]]> By: Susan http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1195 Susan Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:40:49 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2009/01/14/why-wordpress-plugin-updates-arent-always-a-good-thing/#comment-1195 I had something like this happen to me when using the democracy widget, in where my customizations totally went out the window. It helps to check compatibility issues before updating, if at all possible. <abbr><em>Susan´s last blog post: <a href="http://newwpthemes.net/nature-gift/" rel="nofollow">Nature Gift</a></abbr></em> I had something like this happen to me when using the democracy widget, in where my customizations totally went out the window. It helps to check compatibility issues before updating, if at all possible.

Susan´s last blog post: Nature Gift

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