<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Right, and a grandfather exception was denied so just lending some advice on something that otherwise might work or at least help.<br><br>It's a strange phenomenon really.<br><br>Technically, all these users we speak of are really WordPress' users, but in human terms each developer actually has their own user-base comprised of hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people depending on them to keep their businesses up and running.<br>
<br></div>So, even the most casual of changes made at the wporg level creates a wave effect that gets much larger at the outer edges, and the people look to the theme and plugin developers for the answers first.<br><br></div>
With that said, believe me, most of the weight is on our shoulders to educate our users, but keeping in mind that many people that use WordPress have never even been to <a href="http://wordpress.org">wordpress.org</a>, that are using 1-click installs through partnerships with hosts or had a web pro install it for them etc really only understand the superficial parts like a theme or plugin, so the old adage<br>
<br>"You can lead a horse to water, but can't make it drink."<br><br>is the big issue here even in our best attempts to educate.<br><br></div>Taking a closer look, the issue overall is much more complex than just meets the eye. But alas, progress must continue and it's a basic truth of running a website in every aspect, it's a never ending maintenance and support process, and in that, people are always going to get mad that expect their website to be set and forget.<br>
<br></div>Happy to see people like Bruce doing their best to stay proactive and on top of it to try and be prepared.<br></div>