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Jan Dembowski
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but I never update the plugins
That’s a bad idea. Plugins are often updated to address either bugs or security issues. You could be exposing your installation without meaning to.
If you can, setup a test installation and upgrade there first.
Can I expect the plugins to continue to work as new wordpress updates are released?
They should and plugin authors are actively encouraged to test their plugins with betas of the next version.
The main plugin I am worried about is WP ecommerce.
Then you really need to ask in that plugin’s sub-forum.
https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/plugin/wp-e-commerce#new-post
Do you have information on how to do a test installation. Do I need to set up a new website just to test if the updates would work before doing it on my main website?
The plugins are working fine, so that’s another reason I haven’t been updating along with the possibility of the update overwriting the coding I did on WP ecommerce. Hopefully this won’t cause any problems down the road.
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Andrew Nevins
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WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
Do you have information on how to do a test installation.
https://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Installing_WordPress#Local_Installation_Instructions
Do I need to set up a new website just to test if the updates would work before doing it on my main website?
No, a test installation is a local version of your website. By “local” we mean on your computer. You can make changes there and not worry about your public audience seeing any of them.
the possibility of the update overwriting the coding I did on WP ecommerce
You need to be worried about that only if you’ve edited the plugin files. Any modifications made to files inside of plugins and themes will be erased when those plugins/themes are updated.
