How to update Wordpress plug-ins easily
I was about to post this last week, but I thought that Wordpress 2.5 was just around the corner, so I decided not to write a post about this wonderful plug-in. I cancelled the post because it will be built-in on the upcoming Wordpress 2.5 (currently on RC2 – Release Candidate 2). Since it’s being delayed again, I thought we might as well use this plug-in until Wordpress 2.5 final has come out.
OneClick plug-in basically makes your life of updating plug-ins easier. It’s a plug-in to handle other plug-ins update. No more opening your FTP program, extracting the zip file, transferring the files to the plug-in directory, and reactivating your plug-in. All of these will be cut short through a simpler and shorter steps with OneClick plug-in (hence, the name).Don’t get tricked by the name, though. It still involves more than one click to get your plug-ins updated.
However, the steps involved will be (after you have installed and activated OneClick plug-in):
- Download the updated plug-in file (usually in .zip)
- Instead of extracting and uploading the files with an FTP client, you’ll just go to your Wordpress Administration Dashboard, click on menu called "OneClick Install".
- On there, you simply browse and upload the .zip file through the provided interface.
- That’s it! You can go to your plug-in menu and you’ll see that your plug-in has already been updated.
Now, that’s simplicity! Updating a plug-in can’t get any easier than this! Get the plug-in here before Wordpress 2.5 comes out 
I’ve also posted a similar topic, "How to update Wordpress itself automatically" if you’re interested.
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I am a lazy mofo, I will wait for the release of Wordpress 2.5! Hah!
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Looking forward to the wordpress update. My primary problem now is my top commentator plugin, the amount of comments was displayed to the next line just below the commentators name. Would you mind sharing the link of the top commentator plugin you are using? Sorry if my comment seems “out of topic”.
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@Deimos: Which can be another few weeks, who knows
@Glitch: It’s called the “Show Top Commentators”
http://www.pfadvice.com/wordpress-plugins/show-top-commentators/
If you are using the same, then I might have edited/hacked the plug-in file (or the css theme file) to display it next to the commentator name..
Thats the one I’m using but it works differently that yours. thanks for the link, I’ll try the link.
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I just about to download this plugin, but then since it will be built-in in WP 2.5. So I choose to wait then.
Thanks for sharing anyway.
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