Whether you upgrade a plugin, theme or version of blog software such as the recent WordPress 2.6 upgrade, you should check your blog plugins for any issues.
The recent upgrade of WordPress has resulted in a number of plugins requiring upgrades as well. After upgrading the plugin, it has been noted that some plugins require reconfiguring.
Joost from Yoast.com has reported that several of his plugins, namely Google Analytics Plugin, Robots Meta Plugin and RSS Footer plugin have been updated. However there are still some issues as the upgrade to WordPress 2.6 seems to reset all the settings for these plugins.
As with all upgrades or updates, it is wise to check all parts of your blog to ensure that things are still operating smoothly. Plugins can cause havoc with a blog if there are compatibility issues. In this case the only cause for concern is the information within your settings.
Failing to check, and the RSS Footer plugin is a good example, could prove to be embarrassing. If you use the footer to promote products, offer free downloads or just link to special pages, unless you subscribe to your own posts you would never know they were missing (do you subscribe to your own posts as a check that everything is running smoothly?).
