[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26909: Plugin and Theme Requirements Check

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#26909: Plugin and Theme Requirements Check
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 Reporter:  dancameron                   |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins                      |     Version:  3.8
 Severity:  trivial                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion close  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Kopepasah):

 Replying to [comment:8 nacin]:
 > I don't think any of these are material for core. If a plugin needs to
 not load itself on certain versions, it already has the tools needed to do
 so. Annotations are not really good for enforcing what can easily be done
 in code. I also don't like the idea of core making it any easier to so
 easily disregard large swaths of the user base.

 Although I do agree that checks for PHP and MySQL are not a good idea for
 core, I think there are some real benefits to having compatibility checks
 for plugins and themes. While there may be cases for users having issues
 with incompatible versions of PHP & MySQL (as most cannot update or change
 versions), checks for WordPress version will most likely encourage users
 to update WordPress (which is good for everyone).

 See #28574 for more information on my idea.

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