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1. ymf
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   I regularly and dutifully update plugins on my site at least biweekly. Today I noticed that WPtouch stuck in version 1.9.42 (which is 4-5 versions behind) and won't even notify me in the admin panel that there is a new version 1.9.6 available.

   How do I update now while preserving all existing WPtouch setups? Is it safe to manually install as if it's a "new" install rather than "update"?

   Thanks!

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/

2. BraveNewCode Inc.
   Member
   Plugin Author
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   How do I update now while preserving all existing WPtouch setups? Is it safe to manually install as if it's a "new" install rather than "update"?

   Yes, you can manually install it as new and your settings should be preserved.

   You're welcome.

3. ymf
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   Thanks, the uninstall of obsolete 1.9.42 followed by fresh install of current version 1.9.6 worked and preserved all my existing setups.

   Now, look at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/stats/ : the stats page shows that only 3.1% of the total install base have the current 1.9.6, vs. 17.6% having the obsolete 1.9.42. I *guess* other users are also stuck in version 1.9.42, because WP admin panel probably "thinks" that since 1.9.6 < 1.9.42, then 1.9.6 must be older than 1.9.42.

   Try to change the version labeling scheme: rename the current version 1.9.6 to 1.9.60. My $.02.

4. kitchin
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   Please change this to 1.9.60.

5. Options Trading Guy
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   Yeh, I'm stuck in the 40s too.

6. BlogKing2
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   me too

7. BlogKing2
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   even your web site still refers to 1.9.42 in last post.
   How are we even supposed to know?

   Now that I do I am doing the install, reinstall new method.

8. ymf
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #
   

   LOL! Just discovered that BraveNewCode's version-numbering approach is cyclic or spiral, rather than monotonic/linear. The changelog page wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/changelog sports two(!) releases labeled "Version 1.9.5", and two(!) releases labeled "Version 1.9.6".

   Offtopic:

   "Although progress is often associated with the Western notion of monotonic change in a straight, linear fashion, alternative conceptions exist, such as the cyclic theory of eternal return, or the "spiral-shaped" dialectic progress of Hegel, Marx, et al" ( wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_(history) )

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