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Asked: 2026-05-23T23:07:09+00:00

I just read this question about how to fix something in jQuery 1.2.6 and

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I just read this question about how to fix something in jQuery 1.2.6 and don’t understand why people would use older jQuery versions? What benefits/reasons are there?

To me I thought the answer was obviously to update to the newest jQuery, but there must be reasons why most of the responses don’t say that.

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I understand being….say one version behind, especially when a new version just came out.. but being more than say… 3 versions behind? I don’t see how the effort of making something work in the newer version would be more than making future things work with the older version.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Newer versions often new ways of doing the same thing and infrequently but do break backward compatibility.

    Sometimes, the sheer effort of regression testing (after upgrade) your site can be a deterrent.

    Also, if there are other third party plugins that rely on a older version, then until they upgrade, you can’t.

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