So from my understanding…the further you move to the right from the first dot….the smaller the update is.
So, I was doing an update on my sites. One of the plugins was WPVivid. I updated to 0.9.79. Previously it was 0.9.78. The author(s) could of gone to 1.0 from .78. But that would mean it was a bigger update. Correct?
So, using WPVivid, If the next update is 0.9.79.0.0.0.0.0.1 then that would be something relatively small. Comparing if the next update is 1.0. Most likely in reality it iwill be 0.9.80
Just like the changes from WordPress 6.0.2 to 6.0.3. were smaller than the changes we will see sometime next week I guess, for 6.1.
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So my question: How do YOU decide what is a small change and what is a BIG change? How do YOU make the decision if your plugin will go from let’s say the current version of 5.7 to 5.8 version 5.7.1?
I have only released one plugin, it is just a copy of Hello Dolly but instead with quotes from Spock (Star Trek, not the doctor).
I am not really a plugin author per say but I have some features on a couple of my sites that some people have asked me if I would release a plugin with those features.
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Major rewrite or completely new UI = 1
New feature = 0.1
Minor bug fixes and typo corrections = 0.0.1
There are no actual rules on this, it’s completely up to the dev.
There are only general guidelines – mainly suggesting that you shouldn’t update your WordPress plugin’s version for each small change (one line of code or style for example).
You do what makes sense to you.
Also, you should have the users of your plugin in mind – they shouldn’t be overwhelmed by constant updates.
Only if there’s a security issue, you should release an update ASAP, regardless how small of a change.
You should avoid errors by testing before release, but if there’s something breaking your plugin to the point of unusability, you should also act fast.
Everything else should be grouped into bigger updates.
X.0.0: Major feature updates or rewrite with the possibility of breaking backwards compatibility.
0.X.0: Minor update or feature change that are backwards compatible.
0.0.X: Patch, bug fix that are backwards compatible.