Topic on Template talk:Extension

People need to know if the extension has been tested with a mediawiki version. I generally go from LTS version to LTS version and I skip the in between versions. So I would want to know if the extension I used with mediawiki 1.35 will work in mediawiki 1.39.x LTS.

Unit Test Master:

  Unit Test File: myextension/Unit Test Table
  Newest MediaWiki Version: 1.39.x LTS
  Oldest MediaWiki Version: 1.35.x LTS

MediaWiki 1.39.x LTS Status: Tested / Not tested / Tested with issues / Broken MediaWiki 1.35.x LTS Status: Tested / Not tested / Tested with issues / Broken

I personally do not think that we need to do this for every single version. The LTS versions are enough. But my view on this might be due to the fact that I stick with LTS versions and I would expect extension developers to make sure that their extension works with LTS version before worrying about the in between versions.

I guess this only applies to extensions with compatibility of 'master', because those with 'rel' are saying that they are tested and do work with the MW versions that correspond to the release branches. I've always felt that extensions with 'rel' shouldn't have their own version numbers, because it just means that it's possible to end up with confusion (or, as is often the case, the version number is rarely updated).

But yeah, a table in the infobox would be good, listing which core versions are supported (either by which extension versions, or just the existence of a REL branch).

Some extensions choose to keep supporting older core versions, and it'd be good if they had a way to specify that clearly.