[Bug 227547] Re: ubuntu wordpress should suppress the "please update" warning

[Rolf Leggewie]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: wordpress
  
  I let ubuntu manage my wordpress install and I want to continue doing
  that.  Thus, I don't think the built-in function from wordpress to
  inform about a new upstream release makes any sense and can easily be
  counterproductive.  Somebody who is not so well-versed with the whole
  FOSS-process of upstream->debian->ubuntu might well be irritated that
  the software keeps telling about the available upgrade when "sudo
  aptitude" disagrees.
+ 
+ executive summary (as per SRU wiki page, subheading "Procedure"):
+ 2.1 impact:
+ blog admin users are instructed to update which runs counter to the idea of a distribution to manage packages
+ 
+ 2.2 upstream dev branch:
+ this is not applicable upstream, the aim is to disable a feature which has a purpose but not in the context of a managed distribution
+ 
+ 2.3 minimal patch
+ see attached debdiffs.  I worked together with james_w to iron out a few minor kinks still present in even the latest versions.  To keep the bug-spam low, I did not attach them here.
+ 
+ 2.4 TEST CASE:
+ install and configure wordpress in hardy (I think the same thing should already be observable in Intrepid, too).  log in as a blog admin.  You are presented with a message that your installation of wordpress is out of date and you should update.
+ 
+ 2.5 regression potential
+ 
+ low.  The patch disables certain portions of a page only visible to wiki
+ admins.  I guess the worst case would be that something becomes
+ unbalanced and the page would not validate as HTML (I assume this indeed
+ happened with the patch as it is now applied in Intrepid) for those
+ users on administrative pages.  Browsers are usually quite tolerant of
+ incorrect HTML.  pages served to regular visitors are completely
+ unchanged.

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ubuntu wordpress should suppress the "please update" warning
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