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I found my problem:
Once I have updated a plugin through the wordpress admin section once, it will continue to update it automatically whenever there is a new version of this plugin. I didn't know this behavior.
I was hoping I would need to click the 'automatically update' message on the plugin every time I wanted to upgrade it. I guess i was wrong.
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A Wordpress update will not drop (clear) your DB. You could backup your DB before the update in case there is some problem, but that is not at all likely to happen... having a backup on hand is a good idea anyway.
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No. it does not .
And your post will not be deleted
Updates from the wordpress interface regard only the core FILES. not the DB.
However, sometimes, between versions, a db upgrade can be made which is mainly reordering or fixing DB. Not deleting entries.
It is at any rate recommended to do a db backup before any upgrade / update.
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That might be a problem coming from your settings when you created your WordPress website.
Are you using a cPanel and an application that automatically takes care of the WordPress installation for you?
For example, I use 'Quickinstall' (you might be using the same application, or Fantastico or something in that sense).
There's an option in the settings:
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Native WordPress behavior for plugins installed from official repository is to notify about available plugin updates and offer to perform the update.
Of course, as many things in WP, that is completely up to customization by running code. It it impossible to say why might your plugins auto update without hands on access to your site.
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Yes, the entire old directory will be deleted. So store files in the upload directory and other data in the database to keep all changes.
From class Plugin_Upgrader:
//Hooked to upgrade_clear_destination
function delete_old_plugin($removed, $local_destination, $remote_destination, $plugin) {
global $wp_filesystem;
if ( is_wp_error($removed) )
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When you update a plugin you just get a new Zip-file containing the whole plugin. You don't get the information which files in that archive changed. That's the reason why all files are overwritten.
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