[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61619: Display compatibility metadata for Dependent plugins

[WordPress Trac]

#61619: Display compatibility metadata for Dependent plugins
-------------------------+------------------------------
 Reporter:  beccawitz    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
-------------------------+------------------------------
Changes (by costdev):

 * keywords:   => 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 Hi @beccawitz, thanks for opening this ticket!

 Some history for others: **Maximum** version requirements were ruled out
 at this time due to security best practices of ensuring users can update
 dependency plugins without being restricted by a dependent plugin.

 > Required minimum [Dependency Plugin] version: x.x.x (indicating the
 minimum version of the Dependency plugin that should be used.

 If this was to be implemented, I would also want to see a restriction on
 the installation and activation of a dependent plugin if an installed
 dependency is not at the correct minimum version, as is done with
 PHP/WordPress minimum version requirements.

 > Tested up to [Dependency Plugin] version: x.x.x (indicating the latest
 version of the Dependency plugin that the Dependent plugin has been tested
 with)

 This would need some technical design consideration as to how to write,
 parse, and detect the "[Dependency Plugin]", taking into account that
 plugin names can be changed and are therefore unreliable. While
 WooCommerce, for example, has a "WC tested up to" header, in that case
 WooCommerce is committing to that format as the dependency, which won't be
 the same when the dependency isn't aware that it's a dependency and that
 decision is made by the dependent plugin author.

 > Additionally, it would be beneficial to have an API that allows
 Dependency plugins to gather data about the minimum versions and latest
 tested versions being used by Dependent plugins.

 I think this would likely need to be a separate ticket as it would need
 its own discussion and consideration.

 -----

 I'll add the `2nd-opinion` keyword to attract additional opinions to this
 discussion.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61619#comment:1>
WordPress Trac <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress publishing platform