[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3061: Plugin forums new thread doesn't ask for plugin version or PHP version

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#3061: Plugin forums new thread doesn't ask for plugin version or PHP version
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 Reporter:  Shelob9         |       Owner:
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by netweb):

 I think this is too much to ask of users, it's not going to be an easy
 task for the vast majority of users to find this info

 Replying to [comment:2 Shelob9]:
 > I think PHP version is a very important piece of information to have.
 Often times out of date PHP version is the issue . Or maybe it's not, but
 often needs to be ruled out.

 I'd say that is rarely the case in the PHP 5.x and PHP 7.x world, back not
 long after dropping PHP 4 that may have been the case but today out of
 date PHP versions are rarely the cause of plugin issues on the support
 forums from my observations.

 If a plugin developer requires a minimum PHP version for the plugin the
 plugin should show a notice to the user that they are using an unsupported
 PHP version and the plugin should be deactivated.

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