Aren´t most updates unnecessary and a waste?

[HH Services Limited]

I have seen many issues on forums with people updating their prestashops and modules and getting problems after this. Also updates are happening continuosly, so you can be updating things all the time. On the other hand if your prestashop is running well, then why to chance an update issue? Why to waste time? Unles there is a major change like from ps 1.5 to 1.6 when ps became responsive, leaving your good runing shop the way it is isnt it better and safer? I have found forum mediators who have agreed on this.

[keitaro]

well for 1 6.1.0 adds alot of new features and fixes.

 

the 1.6.0.11 13 14 might be a waste but if you are 1.6.0.x probably a good idea to update to 1.6.1 carefully using a test server and a full manual back up first.

 

Some notable good things from update for me.

 

a resend email button on the order management.

 

so if a customer did not pay bank wire etc i can remind them by a click of a button then writing a whole manual email.

 

it runs noticeably faster.

 

Front and back. After the update my site went from google speed rating 61 to 74 on avg.

 

Also the add products used to take 40 seconds to load before i could add details now loads super quick just 5 - 10 seconds.

 

Before if i tried to change language flag it would mess up and i would have to reload whole page becasue it took so long to load up the new products form.

 

theres alot of other fixes new invoice setting.

 

 

of course if you are on 1.6.1.0 and there is no issues then when 1.6.1.x comes out there is no need to update.

 

But if you want better speed and the new features thats why you update.