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However, I realized why it can be good to wait a little while to upgrade something like WordPress. After I installed the new version, I got an error similar to the one displayed at menoob.com in a post about the issue.
I followed the suggestion there, though I used FileZilla to change the plugin file name. (Fortunately, of all the plugins that could have failed, this one isn’t critical.) Bam! I could sign in to my admin site. My thanks to the menoob guy.
When I ran into this error, I was frustrated for a minute. But I realized that since WP 2.8 has been out for a few weeks, there had to be someone else who had encountered the problem, figured out the solution, and posted it. I was right.
That’s my personal reason for not updating immediately when a new release is available. There could be problems, and it’s best to let more tech-savvy people take the bull by the horns and blaze the trails. (Now there’s an interesting image.)
Of course, if everyone followed this philosophy, no one would ever upgrade software because they’re busy waiting for someone else to do it first. But I’m glad there are those who don’t mind sticking their necks out and then finding the solutions to problems for the rest of us. So I will likely continue to drag my feet—but keep just ahead of the next upgrade.
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Ben Reply:
June 23rd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
For me, I think there’s also the pessimistic side causing reluctance—you know, the side that says, “I can feel that Murphy guy lurking around here. Something is going to go wrong.”
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