Comments on: WordPress Launches Plugin Compatibility Beta

By: Dean Kirkland

Dean Kirkland — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:48:39 +0000

I love the fact that we have this kind of feedback direct from the user community…VERY helpful.

By: Jim Stein

Jim Stein — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:59:20 +0000

I don’t want to seem extremely limited and Word Press is great but there’s too many plug ins. I think you can spend too much times on plugs in trying to cut corners and save time. Word Press is an awesome solution for a small business owners like myself setting up a website. We have a auto repair business in Fairfax VA.

By: Tim Charles

Tim Charles — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:58:19 +0000

How I wish Compatibility can also figure out why the plug-in is not compatible with WordPress. In general, it is very useful for WordPress-based site owners.

By: Peter The Musician

Peter The Musician — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:04:44 +0000

Compatibility has its own advantages. For one, it helps the user to check out whether or not the plug-in is compatible with the new version of WP. This comes handy because users like me will not keep on guessing anymore if a plug-in works with what version of WP.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:37:49 +0000

Karlo, if you say: “So if youâ€™re not sure whether you should upgrade, just check out the Plugin compatibility consensus of the plugins your using.”, you are leaving out another important reason to upgrade: security issues. Any plugins that stop working after an update of WordPress is annoying, sure, but that should not stop you from updating WP. Getting your site hacked because of security issues is even worse than a plugin that stops functioning well.

If the developer of the plugin is anywhere serious about his/her work, the plugin will be updated in no time (or even before the WP upgrade). If not, you can consider that plugin to become obsolete anyhow at some time in the future. Voting by the community is something I would consider to be useful before installing a plugin.

By: Emma James

Emma James — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:53:00 +0000

The key here is for users to use the vote process as without the user community this would be a lot more difficult andÂ frustrating

By: Roy Thomsitt

Roy Thomsitt — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:33:00 +0000

I have to say I am now reluctant to upgrade to new versions of WordPress because of the compatibility problem. They seem to have come thick and fast recently and I have been caught out with a couple of plugins. I try to keep plugins to a minimum these days.

By: Wordpress 2.9 Release Candidate Now Ready for Testing | Blogging Pro

Wordpress 2.9 Release Candidate Now Ready for Testing | Blogging Pro — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:59:43 +0000

[...] While you’re at it, you might also want to test all of your plugins and inform the community on its compatibility with the new version. All you have to do is to go to the plugin’s home page at WordPress.org (Check out Akismet’s page), look for the “Compatibility” section found on the right, and cast your vote on whether the plugin is working or not. For more Â information regarding this new feature (what it does, how it works, etc), you could check out theÂ post that we madeÂ here. [...]

By: WordPress 2.9 Brings Plugin Compatibility Check To Updater | Blogging Pro

WordPress 2.9 Brings Plugin Compatibility Check To Updater | Blogging Pro — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:31:27 +0000

[...] With the release of WordPress 2.9 expected over the next weeks, it is time to dig a little deeper and discover new features. Since the translation string freeze no new features will be added anymore. Since some days I noticed on another blog where I run the latest nightly developer build, that the new plugin updater had integrated the WordPress.org plugin compatibility check we mentioned some here some weeks ago. [...]

By: Cenay : Wordpress Blogging Coach

Cenay : Wordpress Blogging Coach — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:02:26 +0000

I guess I need to stop using Plugin Central and head on over to the main WordPress site so I can see if a plugin is compatible before trying to install it.

It’s a great idea, I just hope that others will take the time to let others know what versions they are using and if they had a problem.

By: Karlo Licudine

Karlo Licudine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:47 +0000

@Jason Diehi. Yes, this is a system that would rely heavily on the community. Even if not everyone logs their input, there would still be some who would, which I think would be enough for the feature to really help others.

@Richard Neil Ilagan, I agree. This feature, albeit small and simple, is very beneficial to all, both user and plugin developer.

By: Richard Neil Ilagan

Richard Neil Ilagan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:08 +0000

With the influx of WordPress upgrades here and there, it’s definitely hard to keep up with plugins and whatnot, especially for sites that like to plow those plugins in. Tools like this make it so much easier, especially for the ones who really don’t have the time to wade through technical documentation only to figure out whether their site/s will run OK after the latest patch.

I really can’t think of any practical WordPress implementation that wouldn’t benefit from this. Hopefully, the underlying idea behind this also paves the way for similar tools in the future.

By: Jason Diehl

Jason Diehl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:04:10 +0000

This seems like a good idea but it’s going to rely on people adding to the data. If I go download a plugin and it doesn’t work, do I really want to spend the time to go back and make it as not working? Well, yeah I probably will, but how many others? It’s interesting though.

I really like your idea of integrating it into the Dashboard, what would be even more beneficial would be integrating the ability to vote in the dashboard. Before I deactivate the plugin I could hit the broken button letting others know, then delete it and go on with my day. Very simple for the users to contribute to this data.