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Plugin Compatibility – Really?

You may have seen the new  Plugin Compatibility box on the plugin pages hosted by wordpress.org. The box allows users to select their WordPress release AND the plugin release and choose between a Working or Broken selection for the plugin.

So my question is this… What is really broken? WordPress or the plugin? Does the user really know for sure? Could it be another plugin that is causing the problem? Is it the browser? Does this really give an accurate accounting of a plugin’s compatibility? I honestly don’t think so.

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