Comments on: WordPress 2.2 is Mandatory for 2.1.x Users http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/25/wordpress-22-is-mandatory-for-21x-users/ News, plugins and themes for blogging applications Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:37:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/25/wordpress-22-is-mandatory-for-21x-users/#comment-170263 David Sat, 26 May 2007 11:23:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/25/wordpress-22-is-mandatory-for-21x-users/#comment-170263 The main issue I have observed with respect to the Widgets problem occurs when people dont deactivate their widget plugins. In WP 2.2, the widgets.php file is built into the WP install itself. If you try to upgrade with the old widgets.php active in your plugins folder, you'll have problems. This is great news for theme developers. Now, they can simply make a theme to use sidebar widgets by default, and not have to also program what a sidebar should do if there is no widgets plugin installed. The main issue I have observed with respect to the Widgets problem occurs when people dont deactivate their widget plugins. In WP 2.2, the widgets.php file is built into the WP install itself. If you try to upgrade with the old widgets.php active in your plugins folder, you’ll have problems.

This is great news for theme developers. Now, they can simply make a theme to use sidebar widgets by default, and not have to also program what a sidebar should do if there is no widgets plugin installed.

]]> By: Jay http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/25/wordpress-22-is-mandatory-for-21x-users/#comment-170173 Jay Sat, 26 May 2007 06:15:26 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/25/wordpress-22-is-mandatory-for-21x-users/#comment-170173 Well, that was anticlimactic. I installed the Instant Upgrade plugin, did a complete backup, and clicked to upgrade. The upgrade was finished before I had even read the first sentence of the results. All plugins seem to be working smoothly. Jay Well, that was anticlimactic. I installed the Instant Upgrade plugin, did a complete backup, and clicked to upgrade. The upgrade was finished before I had even read the first sentence of the results. All plugins seem to be working smoothly.

Jay

]]> By: Jay http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/25/wordpress-22-is-mandatory-for-21x-users/#comment-170018 Jay Fri, 25 May 2007 20:53:26 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/05/25/wordpress-22-is-mandatory-for-21x-users/#comment-170018 Upgrading a live blog with regular traffic to a new point release makes me a bit nervous. I'll have to examine my traffic logs to see when my downtimes are. Jay Upgrading a live blog with regular traffic to a new point release makes me a bit nervous. I’ll have to examine my traffic logs to see when my downtimes are.

Jay

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