andynormancx;603010 Wrote:
> SBS already has functionality in place so that it disables plugins that
> aren't marked as being compatible with the version of SBS you are
> trying to run them with.
>
> At least that is the theory...
>
> ...however taking a look at a quick selection of plugins shows that
> most are marked with a maxVersion of "*" or "7.*", so that isn't
> actually going to help us :(
>
And the reason for that is that most beta testers want to use my
plugins with 7.6 even if I haven't verified that they actually work.
I think the only way to solve this is to allow plugins to be installed
if their maxVersion is lower than the SBS version but indicate that
they might not be supported. Only the latest version of a particular
plugin should be possible to install, so if there is a plugin version
compatible with 7.5.x you can't force installation of the version of
the same plugin marked as compatible with 7.4.x.
We can for example add a status column in the "Plugins" page that
indicate "Tested" or "Untested", where plugins with a maxVersion lower
than the SBS version would show up as "Untested" and plugins with a
higher maxVersion would show up as "Tested". This way the user would
know the status of the plugin they install and can decide if they like
to risk installing untested plugins or not. Normal users can decide to
only check "Tested" plugins while beta testers also can choose to use
the "Untested" ones.
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