Did you move to PHP 8.4+ or still 8.3 or lower?
I'm about to upgrade my workflow, which might affect some of my open source plugins you use or will use... so, is php 8.3 still popular?
I'm already on PHP 8.5.
If you're looking for feedback regarding the minimum PHP version required by your plugins, you should target PHP 8.2. I don't recommend older PHP versions because they are no longer supported.
If you need usage statistics before making a decision, check this page:
https://wordpress.org/about/stats
WordPress recommends PHP 8.3 or newer, and requires at least PHP 7.4.
- PHP 8.2 is still used by 25% of all WordPress installs, so I don't recommend enforcing a newer version unless you really need to.
- PHP 8.3 is another 25%, so if you're thinking of raising the requirements, be prepared to lose a lot of users.
- PHP 8.4 or newer is not a feasible option for public themes and plugins. (only 10% of websites meet the requirements)
Eusebiu Oprinoiu 8.3 will be minimum. I need to get rid of crap code and focus on 8.5+ honestly, performance and code quality is my aim... even if some users won't be able to use my open source plugins it's better for future
Vibe Code I feel your pain. I want to raise the minimum requirements as well, but based on the usage statistics, it's not feasible.
By enforcing PHP 8.3 you are excluding 65% of all WordPress users. (although 10-15% of this is represented by abandoned websites)