jordanjay29
jordanjay29 Pilvinen Ability to split post to a new thread.
This exists and works with the latest version.
This, exactly, is the problem with every other open source project which takes the modular approach thinking "we provide the essentials and the users will add missing functionality with plugins" - a very large % of the user made plugins don't work and are not supported anymore "but hey, maybe someone will fork it and fix it, one day" - what if I need it now and don't have to skills the code it myself? This is not just about the software being in alpha/beta it's a fundamental issue with the development model and it's not going to go away, ever.
I've had this exact same problem with various other open source forum softwares which use the same model. Updates break stuff and people who used to be active with their plugins disappear and the vast majority of end users don't even notice - why? Because they don't keep their forums up-to-date, it's working right? So why update it. So this in turn builds an atmosphere where there is no incentive to make a coordinated group effort to fix things because "hey, the plugin is working just fine with the version I'm running"
It's very annoying for the end user who just wants a forum that works.
My suggestion would be to use the modular design but support as much features as you possibly can with official plugins which will always have maintainers as long as the project exists.
It's perfectly fine that the users can play around and build their own little plugins - but oh man! Seriously. Don't leave anything important or essential for the community "someone will make that". Because it doesn't work in the long run.
