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  • I hear that it will be a big chance and may be something like windows xp to windows vista imo.

    I like WordPress alot like it is now. However you may not and would favor them changing wordpress to something like tumblr.

    They already did to some extent on the .com site but why should they do it all on .org as well?

    I am just speculating of course and there is little info to go on but I just wanted to vent my issue of being worried that my blog will break or not be like how I like it…

    Loosing features, plugins that break that no longer work on 4.0, etc…

    Is there anything you can say to assure me it won’t be a problem to upgrade?

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  • We cannot guarantee that you will not have problems with plugins or themes. The best way to future proof yourself from these kinds of problems is to choose your plugins & themes carefully. Only download from wordpress.org and try to pick those that have a good support and upgrade track record as these are the developers who will (almost certainly) be testing their plugins and themes in WordPress 4.0 whilst it is still in beta to try and avoid such issues.

    Of course, there’s nothing stopping you from running a test site using WP 4.0 alpha/beta yourself if you want a heads up on the next cycle of changes etc.

    Thread Starter master412160

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    But you can confirm that the 4.0 upgrade will be of the same nature as that of 3.0? As in a major upgrade that has high impact on how wordpress works and the functions it uses that plugins/themes depend on.

    From what I have read, a great deal of the changes will be focused on re-writing WP’s internal code but plugins & themes that are coded to wordpress.org standards should continue to be supported. It’s just the poorly written themes & plugins that might fail.

    Thread Starter master412160

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    Alright, thanks for the info. So in short wp4 will make it easier to develop themes and plugings for it? Make the code more user friendly and clean and better orginized?

    final up:

    do you think there is a high chance some new feautures will be added?

    Is Jetpack going to be merged and become part of the core?

    Thanks for your time!

    wp4 will make it easier to develop themes and plugings for it?

    Umm… no. I don’t see that happening, personally. I think you will still need the same level of expertise to develop themes & plugins.

    Make the code more user friendly and clean and better orginized?

    I’m not sure what you mean by this. Can you clarify – preferably with some examples?

    do you think there is a high chance some new feautures will be added?

    Oh yes – there are always juicy new features in every major update! I’ve just not had a chance to see what’s in store myself yet.

    Is Jetpack going to be merged and become part of the core?

    Not as far as I am aware, no.

    Thread Starter master412160

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    Nvm my second quoted message.

    Is this theme gonna break?

    https://wordpress.org/themes/simply-vision

    As in is it written good enough to survive an upgrade? I’m working on a big site that will use this theme and that is why I’m asking.

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    All the themes on wordpress.org have to meet the same high standards http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review – It shouldn’t matter which theme (on WordPress.org)

    Since 4.0 is really just the next step from 3.9, it’s not really a .0 version, just a numerical counter. From what I can tell, it’s not a windows 7 to windows 8 thing, just some changes.

    Then again, as we have seen with 3.9, what wordpress developers consider minor may in face be a big deal for many. I personally almost always avoid x.x.0 upgrades, they almost always have issues, and it helps keep yourself from getting cut by the bleeding edge.

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