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But what do you do if you don’t want to upgrade? While you should always upgrade when a new release is available especially the Core, certain plugins are updated with loss in their basic functionality. Case in point - the Permalink Redirect plugin. I used this plugin to redirect page requests when I changed my Permalink structure. The new version of the plugin somehow doesn’t let me enter my old permalink structure and does not redirect it to the new one (tons of errors in my Google Webmaster Tools). Although I could simply ignore the blurb notification on my Dashboard, you can think of me as kinda OCD when I want a clean ‘error-free’ Dashboard with no warning messages. So how did I do that?
I edited the plugin’s main php file and simply edited the version number to the latest version (changed the text 0.8.2 to 1.0). That’s it! WordPress now thinks it is the latest version and does not display the annoying blurb. Since I did not change the code or anything that would mess up the functionality of the plugin, I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong. Editing your plugin files is extremely dangerous so be careful.
WordPress gurus, please let me know if this blasphemy is tolerated :)
by Patrix | on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 3:10 pm | 
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August 21st, 2008 at 9:14 pm reply
That’s one tweak I am now too scared to try :) (Permalink redirection, I mean)
August 21st, 2008 at 9:59 pm reply
Lekhni, actually changing permalinks is no big deal especially when you’ve a new blog and the old permalink structure isn’t all over Google.
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:54 am reply
Changing version would be the least harmful thing you can do with plugins hehe. I haven’t upgraded to 2.6.1 - I wait till general populace upgrades, finds bugs and they get fixed before committing to it.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:44 am reply
Changing revision isn’t the best way to tackle the problem. Feedback to the developer is; and if that does not help, then it’s best to seek an alternative.
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:37 am reply
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August 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 am reply
Supremus, the WordPress Automatic Upgrade makes it damn easy and quick to upgrade. Anyway, 2.6.1. is not considered a must-upgrade version so you can wait for the next one.
Chetan, somehow I knew that would piss you off :) Thanks for that alternate. I was looking for one and couldn’t find it. I had emailed the plugin author but got no response.