[Mediawiki-l] Fwd: Are extensions maintained?

[Jim Wilson]

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 at 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 at cornell.edu
>
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