In reply to Samuel "Otto" Wood.

But, more seriously Otto, I do agree (and I've been very critical of Jetpack for just this reason). However, I'd be reticent to release plugins that consist of just a single line switch, which is all that 2 out of the 3 options are.

Because all the constituent parts are related (unlike Jetpack - yes I'll keep picking on that), the code is kept minimal (I'll be ensuring that code is only loaded if the option is switched on) and (next release) I'll be adding clear messages for each on why they were removed, I think keeping them as one is justifiable.

I know you see switching back functionality as "staying behind the times" but I totally disagree. I, for example, switched back the shortlink button. It was a pain when it went, although I understood the reason why. These changes won't appeal to 100% of people and I think you'd much rather upgrade to the latest version of WP and switch back individual options like this, in preference to not upgrading at all.

David.