[wp-testers] 2.3 Nightly - Plugin Compatibility

[spencerp]

Ryan Boren wrote:
> On 8/28/07, spencerp <spencerp1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> I'll say this though, the devs SHOULD post about the plugin
>> compatibility issues SOON though. Because most of them on Matt's
>> original plugin compatible page will not work on 2.3. Heck, even 99%
>> that works with 2.2 won't either. There's ALOT that was changed from the
>> lesser versions - to 2.3. Meaning, files relocated, renamed, folder
>> structures, etc etc.
>>     
>
> I've heard that some plugins included upgrade-functions.php.  Anything
> other file reorgs causing problems?

Well, possible database errors from the users table? When I tried 
installing Lester's (GamerZ) Useronline plugin, it spit a couple 
database errors. I have to find the errors again, but I think it had 
something to do with the row/column count was off by one.

I'm not sure if that had to do with the WP database table for sure, or 
if it's his plugin. But I had talked with him on Live Messenger about 
this other week, or month, and he said he'd look into it more when 2.3 
went beta. Since it went beta, I haven't spoken to him about it. But 
I'll ask him soon though. I'll also have to try reinstalling the plugin, 
and copy/paste in the full error and let you know.

Just curious, has there been database schema changes for certain tables, 
or? Like, added rows/columns or whatever in certain ones, or not? I'm 
not sure what all was changed really, I'm just asking because I have 
been running 2.3 since it started and I'm going by HIS plugin error. =/ 
I'm guessing, besides file renaming, reorgs, etc... that any possible 
database changes that had been made, might throw some off. That's an IF 
though.

I'm assuming you had made this (2.3) with Back Compatibility in mind 
right? So, most things should be ok. I'm not sure about Category related 
plugins, stat plugins and such. I guess this could be some of the things 
that could fall under the "testing". =/ I'll have to reinstall his 
plugin again and see what it spit. And maybe check some others too. =)

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