[wp-testers] Re: Is this possible....

[Kirk M]

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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