galactic1

FYI – I successfully tested Enable Media Replace 4.0.3 compatibility with WordPress 6.1.1 and PHP 8.1 with no issues.

Thank you, Cena, on behalf of all users of this plugin!

Hi @sixaxis!

Thanks for your reply. I will install the latest version and run PHP 8.1.

Since the latest version is 4.0.2 (January 13, 2023), could you update the Changelog > 4.0.2 entry to add a bullet “Tested successfully for PHP 8.1 compatibility”, so that when a person searches (Ctrl-F or command-F) the Changelog for “PHP 8.1”, they will find this bullet? I have seen several other plugin authors do this to help their plugin users.

Changelog Page:

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/enable-media-replace/#developers

I will certainly let you know if I encounter any issues with PHP 8.1.

Could you, proactively, test this plugin with PHP 8.1 and edit the Change Log on this page please, accordingly, by editing the version 1.9.7 section, or if a fix is needed, releasing a new version that identifies PHP 8.1 compatibility in the Change Log? That will be helpful to all plugin users.

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wp-video-lightbox/#developers

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Hi Cena,

RE: “Which is a perfect example of your frustration!? The average person won’t find the information linked above.” ……

Can you edit the Version 3.1.5 section of the Change Log for this plugin, to say:

• Tested successfully with PHP 8.1
• Tested successfully with PHP 8.2

Then, people will be able to easily find this info in the plugin Development page:

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/#developers

Thanks,

Bob (@galactic1 )

Hi Cena!

Thank you very much for testing Regenerate Thumbnails with PHP 8.1 and PHP 8.2 and for the github request! It is very nice to know there are likely no issues.

Which version of Regenerate Thumbnails did you successfully test with PHP 8.1 and 8.2?

I am not (yet) experiencing any issue; I was just checking the status prior to me updating my server to PHP 8.1. My website has about 40 software components (plugins, theme, wp) that all need to work under PHP 8.1, so I am, painstakingly, looking for support references to PHP 8.1 in the various change logs and support forums for these software components, before I switch to PHP 8.1 on my test server. (Checking the feasibility of going to PHP 8.1).

I wish wp.org would have a field that shows which version of a plugin supports PHP 8.1, PHP 8.2 etc. It is very time consuming to dig through all the change logs and support forums to search for ‘PHP 8.1’, for example.

How can plugin authors be incentivized to keep their plugin compatible and tested with the latest versions of PHP (and WordPress, for that matter)?

Bob