[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #56362: Remove Link/Bookmark API form Core: Phase 2

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#56362: Remove Link/Bookmark API form Core: Phase 2
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 Reporter:  desrosj                   |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  General                   |     Version:  2.1
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jrf):

 Just a heads-up: I just wanted to try and install the plugin on a site
 which is still using the Links module, but as the plugin hasn't been
 updated in 11 (!!!) years, it will not show up when a user searches for it
 from the WP admin panel.

 Of course, I can download the plugin and then install it via an upload or
 via FTP, but that's besides the point.

 What my point really is, is that the plugin hasn't been updated in 11
 year.

 This raises the following questions:
 1. Will the plugin as-is still work with WP 6.2+ ?
 2. Will the plugin as-is still work with more recent PHP versions ?
 (think: PHP 5.5 and higher as PHP 5.5 wasn't released yet 11 years ago...)

 Additionally, I worry that an official recommendation to install a plugin
 which hasn't had an update in 11 years, would undermine all efforts which
 try to teach admins to look critically whether plugins are still
 maintained etc to prevent security issues.

 I believe that at the very least we should make sure the plugin gets a
 thorough once over for WP and PHP compatibility issues and a new point
 release, which will allow end-user admins to install the plugin from the
 comfort of the admin dashboard.

 I'd also recommend that the plugin be set up with a repo on GitHub to
 allow for future maintenance of it in a more accessible way.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56362#comment:12>
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