RW 8 Not Recognizing Stacks 4 upgrade - SOLVED!

[chicago (Phillip Anthony Briles)]

To All - YAHOOOOOOOOOO!

I now have Stacks 4 installed and RW8 is back in service. Here is visual proof:

This miracle came about because I came across this RW forum thread:

Cannot install stack 4 plugin into Rapidweaver

something doesn’t jibe here. the version listed is definitely signed and notarized – otherwise we all would be having the same issue and my support inbox would be overrun with this problem (it isn’t). my bet is that we’re looking at two separate copies of Stacks – the one that is running is somehow older – and the copy that was downloaded is not currently running. perhaps you have an old copy installed, and when you double click to install that old copy is momentarily trying to run (before eve…

and I followed Isaiah’s instructions, which were as follows:

my recommendation:

1. open the RapidWeaver addons folder ( View menu > Reveal Addons Folder ),
2. remove all copies of the Stacks.rapidweaverplugin,
3. Quit RapidWeaver,
4. download a fresh copy of Stacks from http://yourhead.com/stacks
5. unzip and double click to install

I cannot thank everyone who has pitched in to help me resolve this issue sufficiently. I wish I could buy everyone a pizza, but BYOB. Sorry!

However, there needs to be some discussion as to WHY this happens, since I was not the first to have this issue.

Now, I can begin learning how to use Foundry. Life is now indeed good.

I sincerely appreciate everyone’s help,
Phillip