+1 Thanks, Mridul Pathak
On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM Arun Patidar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like to propose discussing the deprecation of the WebPOS plugin. > > https://github.com/apache/ofbiz-plugins/tree/trunk/webpos > > This proposal is not based on the relevance of POS systems. POS solutions > remain an important part of retail operations. However, the current WebPOS > implementation appears to be based on an architectural approach that is no > longer aligned with modern POS development practices. > > Some observations: > > - > > Modern POS solutions are increasingly built as mobile applications, > PWAs, or API-driven frontends. > - > > OFBiz already provides backend capabilities such as catalog management, > pricing, inventory, order management, and accounting, which can be > exposed > through APIs. > - > > Maintaining a dedicated POS frontend within OFBiz may not provide > significant value compared to allowing specialized frontend > applications to > consume OFBiz services. > - > > Modern POS requirements often include offline capabilities, mobile > device support, hardware integrations, and rich user experiences that > are > difficult to achieve within the current WebPOS architecture. > - > > There are many mature frontend technologies available today (React, Vue, > Flutter, React Native, Ionic, etc.) that can be used to build POS > applications on top of OFBiz APIs. > - > > The plugin appears to have limited community activity and maintenance > compared to other areas of OFBiz. > > Instead of continuing to maintain WebPOS, the community could focus on > strengthening API capabilities and integration patterns, enabling > developers to build modern POS applications using the frontend technology > of their choice. > > As a first step, we could consider: > > 1. > > Evaluating current WebPOS adoption. > 2. > > Identifying active maintainers and users. > 3. > > Deprecating the plugin if community interest is low. > 4. > > Eventually archiving or removing the plugin if no active maintenance > exists. > > I would be interested in hearing feedback from current users and > maintainers before moving forward with any decision. > > > Thanks > -- > Arun Patidar >
