Remember when I complained about how Wordpress was being pushy with me? Wanting me to upgrade before I was ready and NOT LEAVING ME THE HELL ALONE ABOUT IT? Well, turns out that it’s not just me. Lauren emailed me to say that when she is logged into my site as a user, she sees the message to the left. If you can’t read it, it says, “A new version of Wordpress is available! Please notify the site administrator.” So, Wordpress is also pushing some of you guys around, huh? Sorry about that.
But…I still haven’t upgraded. However, now I’m seriously thinking about it. I’ve stopped using a lot of plugins recently that have been reportedly causing problems, but I’m just not sure I’m ready. This version is supposedly quite different and I’m quite old and set in my ways. I don’t even use the Rich Text Editor when I write my blog entries and it’s been available for years now, I think.
So, for now, I’m going to keep using this 2.3.3 version, even though my dashboard keeps reminding me it’s “Out of date.” I mean - I’m still wearing scrunchies in my hair and those things went out of style sometime in the 90s. I figure as long as I’m still only one upgrade behind, I’m okay. I mean - it’s not like I’m wearing a banana clip in my hair, right?
Edited to Add: Okay. Emily scared me into updating b/c my site has already been hacked with a few WP security issues in the past. (Sidenote: Thank you to everyone who emails me when they see adds showing up in my entries. I DONT HAVE ADS.) She sent me here and I braved the upgrade. I’ll let you know if I hate myself for it later.
oh I totally rocked the banana clip with the big bang back in the day!
You mean scrunchy’s and banana clips are out? Just when I get hair!!!!
Wait. I’m not supposed to be wearing scrunchies anymore? Crap. What exactly is the “in” thing to keep this mess outta my face then?
There’s a great plugin to hide that annoying update notice:
http://kahi.cz/wordpress/hide-the-update-notice/
But you might want to seriously consider upgrading because technorati and going to start delisting “vulnerable” blogs, which is essentially any WP version except 2.5. There are several posts about it at Planet WordPress including this one:
http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/08/upgrade-or-else
I’m probably going to be marked as spam for posting links, but hopefully you see this!
That comment had enough typos, didn’t it? That’s what I get for typing too fast.
Gee, it’s thoughtful of Wordpress to alert potential hackers that you’re using an outdated version of the software.
Wordpress doesn’t love me. It isn’t nagging me to nag you. I feel unloved.
What kind of scrunchies are you wearing? I think they might be fashionable again. My hair is boy short these days. I really miss my hair accesories from the 80s.
it is because of you that I switched hosts to total choice. I just went and clicked a button and upgraded. that was it. a button! praise the lord you were right about fantastico being awesome.
I think I’ve gotten over my whining about 2.5. At least for now. But then I’m not all fancy like YOUR blog..
Bannana clips are so out, there in again, for sure.
I have not upgraded either because last time I almost deleted my entire site. Must remember to upgrade first. MUST.
I dont use the RT editor either, it just annoys me.
I read the comments to that site, and some users are still not upgrading. I may have to join their ranks. I really don’t want my pretty theme to break.
i was avoiding the big upgrade too. but then my site went down and my host did it for me…i guess it was the least he could do for me after losing my site for two days…:)
i’m TOTALLY afraid to update. mostly because i can’t even remember how i made my blog to begin with. it’s sort of the same as how i really want to redesign it, but…you know. i can’t believe i ever got it to work the first time. i DO NOT want to jinx things.
i know you can hire people to deign stuff…but, can you hire them to actually come to your house and get it all working and show you how to use it?
if you can, i probably can’t afford it.
huh? (from the one with no blog)
Not because I’m not tech-savvy. Really, I’ve been in publishing a loooong time, just not publishing for the web. My sis has a blog, does that count? No, I guess not. I guess I just don’t know where to start and if I do will I have time to follow through.