[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40934: Allow PHP version requirements for plugins & themes

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#40934: Allow PHP version requirements for plugins & themes
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 Reporter:  joostdevalk     |       Owner:  joostdevalk
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Plugins         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback    |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Comment (by Ipstenu):

 > I was unable to get to some of the plugin's pages on wordpress.org
 because older plugins have a different URL (with /extend/ in it), and the
 plugin search will not show plugins older than 2 years.

 Those URLs should still redirect
 (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/ does at least)

 That sounds like the compatibility plugin has a glitch.

 > Creating new fields in the readme for PHP version won't help with the
 older, unchanged plugins. Would there need to be something done for the
 ones that do not update to supply a value?

 True, but that, like the 'tested up to' field, is a value used to
 determine a plugin's worth anyway. If a plugin ''doesn't'' have it, and
 hasn't been updated in 2+ years, use at your own risk.

 >  but wouldn't it make sense to show the user the PHP version that the
 site is currently running, somewhere on the plugin page? I wouldn't want
 it to be hard to find, like the current WP version is.

 That would be nice to have in the footer of WP?

 WP 4.8 | PHP 7.1 | MySQL 5.6

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