What Happened
After updating plugins on a staging site, the homepage content—powered by Slider Revolution—vanished. While the live version looked fine, the staging version (with the updated plugin) lost all slider visuals. The culprit? A version mismatch in Slider Revolution.
What We Found
- The live site was running v6.7.14
- The staging site was updated to v6.7.34
- The issue was introduced in v6.7.33, which added ARIA accessibility changes
- These updates clashed with existing slider configurations, breaking the display
How We Fixed It
⬅️ Reverted the update
We rolled back to version 6.7.14 on staging to restore the slider content.
Paused live updates
To avoid disruption, we held off updating Slider Revolution on the live site until the issue was patched by the plugin author.
✅ Updated everything else
Other plugins like WPBakery were updated safely in staging, tested thoroughly, and then rolled out live.
Reviewed theme dependencies
We checked whether a theme update was needed and confirmed the latest files were available directly from the vendor.
Final Outcome
The homepage slider was restored with zero downtime. By isolating the issue to a specific plugin version and using a smart rollback strategy, we ensured the site stayed functional while waiting for an official fix.
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