I spend a fair of time researching plug ins - for WordPress, normally referenced on blog comments on sites I frequent regularly. Every now and again, a plugin will catch my eye and I’ll take a few moments to investigate. Just this morning, I stumbled upon a plugin that sounded terrific, plus it averaged 4 stars across 17 reviews. When I clicked on “Details,” however, this popped up:
Warning: This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress.
Ok, so what if it hasn’t been tested - with my current version of WordPress? Would the plugin still work? Would it crash my site? After all, I have had one plug in crash my site before and once is enough for me. Did I install the plugin? NO WAY. Upon further checking, the plugin hadn’t been updated for 950 days – that’s almost 3 years!
WordPress is a prime target for hackers - I think because it’s hugely popular, with tens of millions of sites online. Outdated plugins are an invitation to disaster, so each morning I check my WordPress dashboard for pending comments, broken links AND pending plugin updates. I would recommend backing up your site first, then performing any upgrades to WordPress versions or plugins.
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