Juliettejrf_nl@phpc.social
Sep 6, 2026, 4:09 PM@Girgias I have truly made an effort to try to make them see the light. Unfortunately, my proposal was blocked by the powers that be.... (even though widely hailed as a good plan TM)
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Gina Peter BanyardGirgias@phpc.socialSep 6, 2026, 5:38 PM@jrf_nl Oh I know, without you WP would truly be left in the dust from an internals perspective (*cough* readonly *cough* caught in beta 3 *cough*).
And I found it at the time (and still now) to be an *extremely* conservative approach to the upgrade cycle.
It is somewhat a miracle that the 5% usage threshold means that PHP 7.4 is the minimal version required now. But it feels getting to PHP 8.X is going to take a few years....
- Juliettejrf_nl@phpc.socialSep 6, 2026, 5:50 PM
@Girgias Oh, I fully agree it was a conservative approach, but that was deliberate. I went with a proposal which at least would have a chance of getting accepted. Anything more progressive would have been shot down without even a discussion.
If accepted, this would at least get WP moving - and moving steadily -, which is better than what was - and still is - happening. - Juliettejrf_nl@phpc.socialSep 6, 2026, 5:53 PM
@Girgias Also - if it had been accepted, WP would have had a PHP 8.2 minimum by end of this year, which no matter how conservative, is a hell of a lot better than what they have now.