Ok so, I guess it would be best to just delete the darn things and that
would solve the problem of being nagged and having to deal with the issue.
Kirk M wrote:
If you have plugins installed, either activated or deactivated (or
"Inactive"), all installed plugins need to be kept updated
irregardless. All the reasons have been given already and are very
true indeed.
Here's my own example...I keep my "standard" active plugins slimmed
down to less than 10. these plugins are activated all the time
however, I also keep "WP Security Scan", "Clean Options" and
"Maintenance Mode" on standby in the "Inactive" section of the plugins
page. I don't need these three plugins activated all the time and I
leave them in the "Inactive" section so they aren't affected when I
deactivate/reactivate my "standard" plugins for an upgrade or
whatever. But just because I keep those other 3 plugins "Inactive"
does not mean I don't want to keep them updated--I most certainly do.
So when it comes time to use them I'm assured it's the most up to date
versions without having to activate them first just to find out.
Simple rules:
If you have plugins you leave "Inactive" until you need them then
those plugins need to be updated on a regular basis, just like active
plugins.
If you have "Inactive" plugins that you simply don't use, get rid of
them.
If you have "Inactive" plugins that you keep around "just-in-case" but
haven't used for a couple-three months, chances are you won't use them
at all so it's safe to delete them for now. You can always get them
back later.
The slimmer your install, the better. :D
On 12/6/2008 12:22 PM, Gaarai wrote:
As mentioned before, even inactive plugins can be a security risk.
So, it stands to reason that the best way to keep your site safe when
running plugins is by either a) removing plugins you no longer intend
to use to remove the possible security risk or b) updating all
plugins when they have updates available in order to receive security
updates for all code that is on your site.
- Chris Jean
Chris Moody wrote:
Why be shown at all that an inactive plug in needs to be updated? I
can see that you may want to know it has an update if your looking
at the plugin screen itself, but if your writing a new post, do you
really care right then that an inactive plugin has an update?
Chris
Chris Thomson wrote:
What if it notified you differently based on whether the plugin is
activated or deactivated? What if the little red dot in the sidebar
was grey for inactive plugins needing updates (ignore roughness):
http://img.skitch.com/20081206-b8age367un74ay52ryjyprr76h.jpg
Just my 2c.
——
Chris Thomson
http://twitter.com/chris24
On 6-Dec-08, at 11:34 AM, DJ Allyn wrote:
Is there a reason you keep the inactive plugins your host
includes with
one-click or Fantastico? They are usually the first things I
delete when I
get them. For me, it is the Hello Dolly plugin I get every time I
upgrade.
I don't dislike it, I just don't use it, so I get rid of it so I
don't
clutter things up.
Just MY two cents. ;)
--
DJ Allyn
www.djallyn.org
www.liberaltopia.org
"The real trouble with reality is that there is no background music"
Is it at all possible, for the Plugin notifier to not alert us
when inactive
plugins have updates? With one of my installs, it came with
several plugins
automatically installed from my hosting company, which I don't
use. Its a
pain having to check to make sure none of the ones I actually use are
needing to be updated...
Just my 2 cents,
Chris
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