Title: Plugin Developers – PLEASE add PHP compatibility to change log.
Last modified: February 25, 2022

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# Plugin Developers – PLEASE add PHP compatibility to change log.

 *  [ZeroGravity](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zerogravity/)
 * (@zerogravity)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-please-add-php-compatibility-to-change-log/)
 * It would be great if plugin developers could add PHP compatibility to the change
   logs. At times it is mentioned that a plugin requires at least PHP vX.X.XX but
   rarely is it stated what versions it is compatible with/updated to.
 * I have been putting off switching client sites to PHP 8 because of the amount
   of time it takes to verify all the different plugins are actually compatible.
 * I have several clients on Bluehost who is now forcing all hosting accounts to
   PHP v8. Because of how few plugins state compatibility I have no alternative 
   but to take a copy of each site and load it on another hosting account to test.
 * Please, Please, Please add PHP version compatibility, not just WP version compatibility.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-please-add-php-compatibility-to-change-log/#post-15405752)
 * There **is** a plugin header that devs are supposed to use, but right now it’s
   not a required header. We do check it’s a valid version of PHP (hello, dev who
   put in PHP 11…), but beyond that it’s a self monitored thing, same as what version
   of WP a plugin is tested up to.
 * The field is also a **minimum** value 🙁
 * > [Minimum PHP Version Requirement](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2017/08/29/minimum-php-version-requirement/)
 * Since all those things are self-reported, getting people all on the same page
   with over 100k plugins is about as easy as herding toddlers.
 *  Thread Starter [ZeroGravity](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zerogravity/)
 * (@zerogravity)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-please-add-php-compatibility-to-change-log/#post-15405824)
 * Thanks for the information [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/).
   I understand the difficulty but if a few change it makes life easier for the 
   rest of us.
 * I live by the mantra “If you don’t ask, you don’t give people the opportunity
   to say yes.” 🙂
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-please-add-php-compatibility-to-change-log/#post-15405851)
 * Oh to be clear I’m 100% for it.
 * The ‘headache’ happens with how to effectively force people to do something in
   an automated fashion. Asking people to do things based on ‘trust’ mostly works,
   but it’s like why we moved to requiring people to put in ‘tested up to…’ for 
   WP if they want their plugin to show up in searches.
 * I’m not at all against making more things required, or your plugin is ‘delisted’(
   i.e. still there for a direct URL, but doesn’t show up in search), but we have
   to figure out how to do it automated so we don’t have to rely on more humans 
   🙂
 *  [Alan Fuller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfuller/)
 * (@alanfuller)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-please-add-php-compatibility-to-change-log/#post-15406598)
 * As this is addressed to plugin developers in general I will add my thoughts.
 * An optional plugin header
 * tested up to PHP version: xxx
 * That shows on the plugin page would be useful as a consistent way of communicating
   this.
 * Currently I add a section in the readme txt about PHP 8. Even adding it to the
   change log means that people have to look at different places.
 * But a header tag shown on the same area on the plugin page would create consistency.

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 * Last reply from: [Alan Fuller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanfuller/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-developers-please-add-php-compatibility-to-change-log/#post-15406598)
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