Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of TracHacks/DeprecatingHacks

Timestamp:

Sep 12, 2016, 7:43:15 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

figaro

Comment:

Propagate better plugin naming

TracHacks/DeprecatingHacks

@@ -1 @@
-= Deprecating Hacks
+= Deprecating plugins
 
-Hacks may be deprecated if they are superceded by another hack that is better maintained or provides additional functionality. Hacks may also be deprecated if the plugin is directly integrated to the Trac core, or the Trac core adds equivalent functionality. A list of deprecated hacks can be found [tagged:deprecated here].
+Plugins may be deprecated if they are superceded by another plugin that is better maintained or provides additional functionality. Plugins may also be deprecated if the functionality is directly integrated to the Trac core, or the Trac core adds equivalent functionality. A list of deprecated plugins can be found [tagged:deprecated here].
 
-Anyone is welcome to maintain a deprecated hack, and the deprecation of a hack is not meant to be an absolute ruling on the fate of a plugin in any official sense. Hack deprecation is usually done for the following reasons:
+Anyone is welcome to maintain a deprecated plugin, and the deprecation of a plugin is not meant to be an absolute ruling on the fate of a plugin in any official sense. Plugin deprecation is usually done for the following reasons:
  * Two or more plugins have equivalent functionality and the maintainers agree to join efforts on a single plugin going forward.
  * The maintainer chooses to deprecate the plugin when there are better choices in the HackIndex.
  * The community managers make their best judgement about a plugin in the case that the maintainer is no longer reachable, in order to guide users towards the most useful solutions available on the site.
 
-To deprecate a hack, add the following notice to the top of the page just below the title:
+To deprecate a plugin, add the following notice to the top of the page just below the title:
 {{{
 {{{#!div class="system-message"
@@ -20 +20 @@
 }}}
 
-The deprecated tag should also be added to the project page.
+The deprecated tag should also be added to the wiki page that describes the plugin.