[wp-hackers] Plugin Version Increments

Glenn Ansley glenn at glennansley.com
Sat May 3 18:21:53 GMT 2008


Thanks these responses were helpful.
BTW, why did WP skip 2.4?

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com>
wrote:

> That's how I do it as well. No even or odd stuff.
>
> First = complete recode edition or at least huge changes
> Second = new features or whatnot, but not crazy big code wise
> Third = bugfixes
>
> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 8:03 AM, <nick at ohrnventures.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure if there is an industry standard, but this is the way I do
> > it:
> >
> > If I am fixing typos, small bugs, or correcting an error that happens in
> a
> > small number of configurations, I iterate the third number.
> >
> > If I am adding features but not breaking the way any current
> functionality
> > works, I iterate the second number.
> >
> > If I'm adding more than 2 features and backward compatibility might be
> > broken, I iterate the first number.
> >
> > A script is released < 1.0 if the author considers it "beta" and not
> > completely finished.
> >
> > Best,
> > Nick Ohrn
> >
> > > Is there any industry or WordPress preferred method for version number
> > > increments?
> > > I've never released code to the public before that had the potential
> of
> > > future revisions. What determines if a script goes from 1.0 to 1.1 or
> > > 1.1.1
> > > or 2.0? Also, what determines if the initial script is released < 1.0?
> > >
> > > If there is no "standard", why do you do it like you do?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Glenn Ansley
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