Title: Version 2.7 doesn’t install Last modified: September 13, 2017 --- # Version 2.7 doesn’t install * [Ciro Urdaneta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/curdaneta/) * (@curdaneta) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/) * Hello * The offered 2.7 version does not install. It performs the upload process but remains the same version. A direct link will be welcomed. I want to perform a manual update. * Regards Ciro * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fversion-2-7-doesnt-install%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Fist Full of Crisco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fistfullofcrisco/) * (@fistfullofcrisco) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9491578) * Check your display-widgets.php inside the directory. If you ran the install for 2.7 then that php file should be showing as version 2.05 because 2.7 is just v2.05 being pushed so as to strip out the malicious code. v2.05 is the only legit version of this plugin. After installing it will just keep showing the “update now” button because the WP team didnt modify the v2.05 header in the php file. To resolve this, after updating to 2.7 (which is just 2.05) you can just edit the php file’s “Version” line from 2.05 to 2.7 - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Fist Full of Crisco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fistfullofcrisco/). * [nathair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nathair/) * (@nathair) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9492131) * Thank you [@fistfullofcrisco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fistfullofcrisco/) I did just that and it worked. Changed it both in php and the txt file. * Yolanda [nathair] * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9493734) * You cannot download this. You can upgrade to it if you’re a current user. We will not be making it available again for new users because it’s not supported or worked on anymore. * > If you ran the install for 2.7 then that php file should be showing as version > 2.05 * No… I just looked at the code in SVN and it says 2.7 in the readme and the main plugin file. Where are you folks seeing 2.05? * [David Cameron Law](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seo-dave/) * (@seo-dave) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494049) * I had a look at the 2.7 zip file (downloaded about 12hrs ago) and as Mika said both the readme.txt file and the display-widgets.php file have been changed to v2.7 (as the plugin team reported). * Can also see at [https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/display-widgets/tags/2.7/display-widgets.php](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/display-widgets/tags/2.7/display-widgets.php) and [https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/display-widgets/tags/2.7/readme.txt](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/display-widgets/tags/2.7/readme.txt) they have the 2.7 info. * Don’t know why the upgrade notice would still show 2.05 (you aren’t the only person to post about this in the forum) and require a manual modification??? * To be sure you have removed the malicious 2.6.* code try loading (changing the domain to your domain) * [http://domain.com/wp-content/plugins/display-widgets/readme.txt](http://domain.com/wp-content/plugins/display-widgets/readme.txt) * Should have a line: Stable tag: 2.7, identical to this file [https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/display-widgets/tags/2.7/readme.txt](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/display-widgets/tags/2.7/readme.txt) if anything is different investigate further. * and * [http://domain.com/wp-content/plugins/display-widgets/geolocation.php](http://domain.com/wp-content/plugins/display-widgets/geolocation.php) * That should be a 404 error page unless you uploaded the 2.7 plugin files using FTP, if you uploaded via FTP I suggest deleting the entire /display-widget/ directory and upload a new one (from the clean 2.7 zip file) so it is 100% safe. * If you get a PHP error loading the geolocation.php file similar to: * `"Fatal error: Call to undefined function add_filter() in /home/####/public_html/#####/ wp-content/plugins/display-widgets/geolocation.php on line 243"` * You might still be running the 2.6.* code (or see above about FTP). * > Wild Speculation Warning Start…. > The hacker could have modified the WordPress upgrade process on some sites > to stop normal upgrades, but set the hack to show v2.05 as the hacker wouldn’t > have known in advance if the plugin team were going to go with downgrading > to v2.05 (keeping the version number) or going with another version (2.7, 2.7.0, > 3.0.0 etc…). > If I were a hacker that would have been my approach, guess what the plugin > team would do (v2.05 would be a logical choice) and add a contingency to stop > the v2.6.* code from being removed by renaming it v2.05 when the upgrade process > kicks in. > To check this see if there’s a geolocation.php file within the /display-widgets/ > directory AFTER running the WordPress plugin upgrade process. > Wild Speculation Warning End…. * IMHO there should have been a forced security upgrade to v2.7 on all sites, there will be tens of thousands of users who won’t upgrade for days/weeks/months/ever. * [removed] - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/). Reason: Don't sign posts, David * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494147) * David, stop signing your posts. We can see who you are, and we’ve asked you to stop this before. * As paradoxical as this sounds, please don’t direct link people to the zip. We _DO NOT_ want people downloading and using this. If you’re using it, upgrade. If you’re not, don’t start. The plugin is done. I recommend you use Widget Visibility in Jetpack – [https://jetpack.com/support/widget-visibility/](https://jetpack.com/support/widget-visibility/) * [AshuMBF](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashumbf/) * (@ashumbf) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494151) * I do not know whats going on, but wordfence published a report which had a lot of alarming details. If the plugin is sold already, its likely that the original owners have no control over it. I am pretty scared by what sort of spam it must have been causing. * [Matt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mzak/) * (@mzak) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494273) * I seem to be getting 2.05 when I try to update via the dashboard as well: * Here’s a screenshot of the update details: [https://i.imgur.com/shVL1Dj.png](https://i.imgur.com/shVL1Dj.png) * Checking the files on the server shows the same: [https://i.imgur.com/l0stCF8.png](https://i.imgur.com/l0stCF8.png) - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Matt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mzak/). Reason: Forgot to subscribe * Anonymous User 7698158 * (@anonymized-7698158) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494438) * I am still seeing an issue after updating to 2.7. After the update successfully installs if you reload the plugin page — it says you need to update to 2.7 again. Tried several times to run the update — continues to say I need to update. * [https://cl.ly/0Q2b2V0D2L2A](https://cl.ly/0Q2b2V0D2L2A) * [mscwebmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theresajennings2011/) * (@theresajennings2011) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494739) * I don’t use Jetpack because I think it’s silly to have to get a .com account for each client just so I can use it on a client’s site. All the logins. Widget Options, in the Repo, is very similar to Display Widgets, and doesn’t contain malicious code. And you don’t need to get a .com account to use it. - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [mscwebmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theresajennings2011/). - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [mscwebmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theresajennings2011/). * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494786) * [@ashumbf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashumbf/) – The current version( 2.7) is safe. The plugin review team has scrubbed it. That said, I would;dn’t recommend you keep using it, and instead find a replacement. The original dev sold it to an unscrupulous person 🙁 * [@mzak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mzak/) – That actually shows a download of 2.05 NOT 2.7 which is interesting. It should give you a different URL. * However. Since you have that version, you’re safe to leave it as is and manually edit the file to have 2.7 as it’s version. * [@otto42](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) may know why the wrong version is showing like that. It may be server caching. - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/). * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494793) * I will investigate this. It seems likely that you’re getting the wrong version for some caching reason. However, 2.05 is safe as well. No need for concern here. * [David Cameron Law](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seo-dave/) * (@seo-dave) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494880) * > [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) > “David, stop signing > your posts. We can see who you are, and we’ve asked you to stop this before.” * As far as I’m aware I haven’t been “asked to stop this before”. * Very strange rule, you can’t add your name (like David or David Law) to the end of a comment! * You might want to add that rule here: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Signatures](https://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Signatures) which says nothing about not using your name. * > Signatures > Using your WordPress.org profile for advertisement in posts unrelated to your > themes and plugins is discouraged. This includes signature links and URLs in > display names. * As requested I will no longer link to the 2.7 zip file from this forum, again weird as it’s public info and means those wanting to do a manual update via FTP, can’t! * After this post I’ll be unsubscribing from the Display Widgets forum and leave it to you to sort out the support mess. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9494930) * Serious side note: [@solvingissues](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solvingissues/) Following moderators to their home site to complain (and using bogus email addresses, nice touch) will get you blocked here on wordpress.org too. * If you want to contribute, please do. But harassment will get you into real trouble. * [nathair](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nathair/) * (@nathair) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9495031) * [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) 1. I ran the update on 6 different sites on 6 different servers. After updating all 6 sites reported there was a new update for this plug-in , so I ran it again and again. The solution was manually changing the version number as explained above. Which I did on all 6 sites. 2. I am no fan of jetpack which you mentioned somewhere, it is bloatware i.m.h.o. 3. I received your mail that I should not sign my posts? Or did I actually misread something * Vixen * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/version-2-7-doesnt-install/#post-9495841) * > 3. I received your mail that I should not sign my posts? Or did I actually > misread something * Yes. Please refrain, it’s not necessary and signatures is prohibited. 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