I downloaded a new plug-in for my blog Wednesday, a little something called Jetpack from WordPress. I’d seen other sites with a traffic bar showing visits, and I wanted one. The urge to know, not necessarily who, but how many people are reading your stuff runs deep.
The first day of its existence was both gratifying and slightly disappointing. So far this morning, no one has come to visit. Oh, well.
But I ran almost immediately into a snag last night. I received the notice on my task bar of an update for Jetpack, so I dutifully clicked it—
—and promptly lost the whole thing. …