{"id":1038,"date":"2015-03-18T17:46:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T00:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2015-12-01T01:35:07","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T09:35:07","slug":"wordpress-e-commerce-plugin-woocommerce-upgrading-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/1038\/wordpress-e-commerce-plugin-woocommerce-upgrading-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress e-commerce plugin WooCommerce  &#8211; Upgrading Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <picture>\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/broken-shopping-cart.jpg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/broken-shopping-cart.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/broken-shopping-cart-300x100.jpg 300w\"             sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 75vw, 1200px\"\n             width=\"600\"\n             height=\"200\"\n             alt=\"broken shopping cart\"\n             loading=\"lazy\"             decoding=\"async\"\n             class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1044\" >\n    <\/picture>\n    <\/p>\n<p>To upgrade or not to upgrade. \u00a0Many times it is clear that you must upgrade, either to solve new security issues found, or to fix functionality bugs newly found or newly existing due to changing technology\/internet browsers. \u00a0But if you are\u00a0having to upgrade a bunch of software\u00a0that are to work together in your website\u00a0&#8211; rather than one all-in-one software\u00a0like UltimateWB &#8211; it can prove to be a daunting task. \u00a0And also an expensive task where you are losing money if it involves your website shopping cart system.<\/p>\n<p>When upgrading WordPress, especially if you are using it as a website, you will have to think about all the plugins you have added to your website to add more website functionality to it, like for e-commerce or a members system. \u00a0Upgrading\/fixing one part of your website can literally break your website. \u00a0One craigslist poster is faced with this exact issue, posting yesterday:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-upgrade-issues.jpg\">    <picture>\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-upgrade-issues.jpg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-upgrade-issues.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-upgrade-issues-300x96.jpg 300w\"             sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 75vw, 1200px\"\n             width=\"846\"\n             height=\"272\"\n             alt=\"woocommerce-upgrade-issues\"\n             loading=\"lazy\"             decoding=\"async\"\n             class=\"alignnone wp-image-1042 size-full\" >\n    <\/picture>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The craigslist poster&#8217;s add to cart button has stopped functioning on his e-commerce website. \u00a0And &#8220;updating plugins or latest woocommerce software update&#8230;crash [his] site or delete all [his] +300 plus images attached to [his] product&#8221;. \u00a0Good thing he seems to have backups to restore his deleted images. \u00a0Based on his situation, he acknowledges\u00a0his only solution\u00a0is custom coding to make his website work again. \u00a0Perhaps a one-time flat fee now, but he may need to pay for the same kind of services once another WordPress upgrade rolls around, or an upgrade in technology\/internet browsers.<\/p>\n<p>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/624\/the-benefits-of-an-all-in-one-website-builder-like-ultimate-web-builder\/\">The benefits of an all-in-one website builder like Ultimate Web Builder<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To upgrade or not to upgrade. \u00a0Many times it is clear that you must upgrade, either to solve new security issues found, or to fix functionality bugs newly found or newly existing due to changing technology\/internet browsers. \u00a0But if you &hellip; 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