Readme-based compatibility data is often outdated
Readme-based compatibility labels are often outdated, so working plugins show as incompatible and owners lose trust in the results.
7 public reports · first reported 29 December 2013 · last reported 19 January 2021
What's going wrong
Site owners who rely on this plugin to judge whether their installed plugins work with their WordPress version report that its compatibility labels often lag behind the official directory. The tool reads tested-up-to values from each plugin's readme file, but developers often update the directory listing and leave the readme alone, so some working plugins appear out of date. Owners on large sites describe chasing false warnings and eventually distrusting the results. A fix could cross-check live directory data, cache it sensibly, and show where each label came from so people know which claims to trust.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
Better Plugin Compatibility Control.
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Who has this problem
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