I don't think there are any hard-and-fast rules about forward
compatibility. It's an open system, and extensions are "use at your own
risk".
That said, the extensions on
mediawiki.org in [[Category:Extensions]] should
use the {{extension}} template. If they do, they probably have a version(s)
field which lists compatibility.
Look for extensions that either:
A) Have been around for a long time,
B) Are supported in several wiki versions, or
C) Have reputable looking homepages
Also, if it's something that a lot of people use, chances are that it'll be
supported in the future (by the original author or otherwise). On the other
hand, if it's highly specialized for a particular small niche, you might not
be so lucky.
Hope this helps.
-- Jim R. Wilson
On 2/6/07, Daniel Israel <dmi1(a)hushmail.com> wrote:
I'm setting up a wiki, and there are several extensions from either
meta or
mediawiki.org that would be quite useful. My concern is
that if I install an extension and it breaks in some future
mediawiki upgrade, I'm going to be stuck either re-writing 100s of
wiki pages, or debugging the extension.
In general, is there any policy for the mediawiki developers as far
as testing that extensions continue to work? If not, can I have
any reasonable confidence level? Experience, anyone?
--
Daniel M. Israel
dmi1(a)cornell.edu
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