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MODX Plugins and PHP7

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    msjetboy Reply #1, 5 years, 11 months ago
    My company took over management of some modx websites developed by another agency. Moving forward, I did an audit of the sites extras looking for updates and php compatibility.

    I'm concerned that some of the major plugins for the sites have not been updated in many years. I've attached a screen shot of a spreadsheet and was curious if anyone had thoughts on future stability with PHP versions and some of these extras. Like Wayfinder for example hasn't been updated since 2011!

    This seems like a headache heading our way. Am I wrong?
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      LK Reply #2, 5 years, 11 months ago
      Can you upload the image to imgur and paste here? Image attachments aren't working on the forums.

      WayFinder works fine with PHP7 though. Most MODX developments are pretty solid to be honest.
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        msjetboy Reply #3, 5 years, 11 months ago
        Sure thing. Here is the link. That good to hear because when I saw the dates on these extras I got pretty nervous

        https://imgur.com/a/uiO02wD

        Thank you!
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          BobRay Reply #4, 5 years, 11 months ago
          If any of the major plugins or snippets cause trouble in PHP 7, I'm confident that they'd be fixed in short order. Because PHP use is so widespread, incompatibilty issues for any new PHP version are usually found very fast and the fixes are simple and easy to find. I have a number of sites running PHP 7 using lots or MODX plugins and snippets with no trouble.

          I have several dozen MODX extras, and AFAIK, they all work fine with PHP 7 even though a number of them haven't been updated for quite a while.
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            msjetboy Reply #5, 5 years, 11 months ago
            Excellent! Thanks for the input. I definitely feel more confident about this now.