Title: Why upgrade WP?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Why upgrade WP?

 *  [jowiii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jowiii/)
 * (@jowiii)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/)
 * Hi,
 * What is the downsides if you dont upgrade your WP?
    If I dont want to upgrade
   WP, because i really like the existing WP, and dont need a new one – does it 
   matter?
 * Note: Sorry about my english; it isnt good.
 * Best regards,
    Jowiii

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 *  [Peter Boosten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pboosten/)
 * (@pboosten)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189118)
 * besides new features and faster code, you might want to patch security holes.
 * Peter
 *  Thread Starter [jowiii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jowiii/)
 * (@jowiii)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189304)
 * But i heard WordPress is one of the safest blogsystems.
    The difference between
   2.7.1 and the new versions cant be that big?
 * Isnt it hard to hack a wordpress 2.7.1 blog?
 * Thanks for replying.
 * jowiii
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189306)
 * > Isnt it hard to hack a wordpress 2.7.1 blog?
 * this version had an xss vulnerability – so…no, not that hard to hack
    any php
   software is susceptible to attack – that is why updates are important
 *  [gareth gillman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/faevilangel/)
 * (@faevilangel)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189307)
 * you should always update to the latest software, as most updates are security
   fixes, code fixes.
 * The only time you shouldn’t upgrade is if a plugin isn’t compatible. You should
   then contact the plugin owner and ask politely about an updated version.
 * If the plugin isn’t a key resource for your blogm and you could live without 
   it then do upgrade.
 * All code can be hacked / vulnerable. It just takes a while for someone to find
   the vulnerability.
 * WordPress upgrades hardly ever cause problems with plugins, and never with themes
 *  Thread Starter [jowiii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jowiii/)
 * (@jowiii)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189340)
 * Ok. Thanks for good answers!
    Is the safety of wordpress 2.7.1 worse than normal
   cms-systems?
 * A lot of firms use their own CMS-systems. Is the safety better in such systems?
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189342)
 * These companies have to take care of security too. One thing to keep in mind:
   as soon as a vulnerability is found in any system, including WP (or especially,
   since it’s so popular), the internet is full of it. Every “script kid” can go
   to a hacker’s forum and copy a script to hack a blog running that version. Such
   information excists of all old versions. What is worse, people built crawlers(
   like Google) to locate websites running old versions and then apply a script 
   using a known vulnerability. It is save to say that when you use an old WP, it
   is only a matter of time before you get hacked.
 *  Thread Starter [jowiii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jowiii/)
 * (@jowiii)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189369)
 * Thanks a lot, i understand.
 *  Thread Starter [jowiii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jowiii/)
 * (@jowiii)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189373)
 * Hi. One more question:
 * Can you do anything to reduce the hackerattack?
    For example if you dont make
   posts, comments etc. Is the system more safe if you dont have any comments?
 * Maybe you got a website with good advices to prevent hackers?
 * Jowiii
 *  [Peter Boosten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pboosten/)
 * (@pboosten)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189374)
 * Keeping the software up to date reduces the hacker attack, I would say.
 * And not only wordpress, but also Apache, PHP, MySQL, the OS this software runs
   on, gd, whatever is needed.
 * Peter
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189433)
 * Read this:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
 *  Thread Starter [jowiii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jowiii/)
 * (@jowiii)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-upgrade-wp/#post-1189468)
 * Thanks a lot..

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