Title: Doc Sheldon's Replies | WordPress.org --- # Doc Sheldon [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[RankRiskIndex] RankRiskIndex auto-deletes upon update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rankriskindex-auto-deletes-upon-update/) * Thread Starter [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rankriskindex-auto-deletes-upon-update/#post-8538511) * I also tried downloading the plugin from [https://wordpress.org/plugins/rankriskindex/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/rankriskindex/) and installing it one of the sites where RRI had deleted itself (running WP V. 4.6), but received this notification: Unpacking the package… * Installing the plugin… The package could not be installed. No valid plugins were found. Plugin install failed. * Is this plugin no longer available, or what? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[AVH First Defense Against Spam] Update failed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-18/) * [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-18/#post-8293496) * I was running 3.7.2 on a number of sites and experienced the same Update Failed issue. However, I was able to simply deactivate, update and reactivate successfully, without having to delete and reinstall. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[FG Joomla to WordPress] migration from one server to another](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-from-one-server-to-another-2/) * Thread Starter [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-from-one-server-to-another-2/#post-8188805) * Thank you! That answered my question. Cheers! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[WooCommerce] woocommerce product lightbox out of alignment](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-product-lightbox-out-of-alignment/) * Thread Starter [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-product-lightbox-out-of-alignment/#post-7495618) * Resolved * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[WooCommerce] woocommerce product lightbox out of alignment](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-product-lightbox-out-of-alignment/) * Thread Starter [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/woocommerce-product-lightbox-out-of-alignment/#post-7495617) * Okay, I finally found the problem…. W3TC cache plugin was overriding the WooCommerce settings. I removed that and the problem is resolved. * Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) In reply to: [Auto Updates?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-updates/) * [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-updates/page/6/#post-4538091) * [@samuel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samuel/) – * > A person who doesn’t understand the risks of turning such a checkbox off doesn’t > really need to be presented with the option to do so. * I really should avoid pointing out how much that sounds like a nanny-state philosophy. I’ll just say it can lead to a very slippery slope. * > If that’s not acceptable, then we’re kinda done here, you know? * A bit dismissive, don’t you think, Samuel? I’m not sure what your horsepower around here is, but if that came from Matt M. himself, it’d STILL be a little insulting. * I have built my development efforts upon WordPress for a number of reasons. One, obviously, is that it is such a user-friendly platform for those non-technical site owners out there. Secondarily, it’s always been a platform that I had confidence in, in terms of protecting users from outside influences. The thought that WP might have now become one of those outside influences from which my clients need protection is disturbing. It certainly makes me evaluate whether I can continue to recommend WP when there are other less intrusive alternatives readily available. * Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) In reply to: [Auto Updates?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-updates/) * [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-updates/page/3/#post-4538009) * I’m another WP lover… I also do WP sites for my clients whenever it’ll do the trick (which it normally will) and all of my sites are on WP. I just think that there is only ONE person with the right to force action on my sites – me! Not my host, not plug-in or theme developers and not WordPress. I could be in the middle of any number of different modifications when a sudden involuntary update ruins the whole thing. If I do it, it’s on me. That’s risk enough. * Forum: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) In reply to: [Auto Updates?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-updates/) * [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-updates/page/3/#post-4537996) * Like the original poster, I received notification from several of my sites that they had updated. Since I always like to wait for the dust to settle and then run a fresh backup before any updates, this didn’t start my day off very well. I think [@marj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marj/)’s restore point has merit, but I think a philosophical shift might be more in order. Why is it that WordPress finds it difficult to simply make changes opt-IN, rather than slipping things in under the radar! I went round and round over this very thing with Mullenweg when JetPack was first launched, and automatically enabled the dozen included functions! This would be a much simpler engineering change than creating a restore function and in my opinion, it would better reflect the sort of concern for users of WordPress that Automattic professes. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[Social Media Widget] Widget not showing in Available Widgets list](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-not-showing-in-available-widgets-list/) * [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-not-showing-in-available-widgets-list/#post-3782813) * I’m experiencing exactly the same problem. A three week old cry for help being ignored doesn’t instill a lot of confidence. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Widgets totally uneditable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-totally-uneditable/) * Thread Starter [Doc Sheldon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doc-sheldon/) * (@doc-sheldon) * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-totally-uneditable/#post-1750724) * James, you are a wizard, for sure! Worked like a champ! * Thanks a million. * Doc Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total)