Title: Plugin update notifier?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin update notifier?

 *  [johnbakeronline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbakeronline/)
 * (@johnbakeronline)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-notifier/)
 * Strange goings on here. In the Plugins page, when there is an update to a plugin,
   we are told so in a small box below the plugin, and given the chance to upgrade.
   
   I’m running the plugin: Ad Rotator, v 1.0, which I believe is the only version.
   Today in my Plugins page, below the Ad Rotator plugin there is the following 
   message: ‘_‘There is a new version of Ad Rotator available. Download version 
   1.2.1.20070210b here or upgrade automatically.’_‘ The link given is: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widgets/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widgets/)
   which, of course does not lead to a fresh download of Ad Rotator, but to an old
   download of Widgets. * As if that wasn’t confusing enough, further down the Plugins
   page, under the plugin: WP-Cron-Mail, v 1.2 I’m advised of the following: ‘_‘
   There is a new version of WP-Cron-Mail available. Download version 1.3 here or
   upgrade automatically.’_‘ But this link leads me to a download which is considerably
   older than the version I’m already using. * What is going on here?

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 *  Thread Starter [johnbakeronline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbakeronline/)
 * (@johnbakeronline)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-notifier/#post-739312)
 * No replies. Has no one an idea about this? The problem remains as stated.
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-notifier/#post-739313)
 * I had the same problem. Basically, because you have that plugin inside the widgets
   folder, it gets it confused with the widgets plugin.
 * As of 2.5, all plugins should be in their own subfolders of the plugins folder.
   Don’t put more than one plugin into the same folder.
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-notifier/#post-739314)
 * I have a completely different problem, my 2.5 (none of the six I have installed)
   says “There is a new version of Ad Rotator available. Download version 1.2.1.20070210b
   here or upgrade automatically.”
    Any idea what that could be? I’d like to try
   this function some time.
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-notifier/#post-739315)
 * Just thinking out loud, but could the problem be the same as that I couldn’t 
   activate Akismet because I “couldn’t connect to server”? That plugin widget (
   that turns blank anyway, is this another sign of the same thing?) on my dashboard
   or not doesn’t make a difference.
 *  Thread Starter [johnbakeronline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbakeronline/)
 * (@johnbakeronline)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-notifier/#post-739322)
 * Thanks Otto42. That certainly works for the Ad Rotator plugin. I did what you
   suggest and the problem went away.
    However, the second problem, relating to 
   wp-cron-mail, remains. Under the plugin on the plugins page I’m told that there
   is an upgrade to 1.3. But when I download and upload to the server, nothing changes.
   It still wants me to upgrade.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [johnbakeronline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbakeronline/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-notifier/#post-739322)
 * Status: not resolved

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