Title: Plugin Version – Difference Between"Requires" & "Compatible Up To"
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Plugin Version – Difference Between"Requires" & "Compatible Up To"

 *  [Nick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crypticmauler/)
 * (@crypticmauler)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-version-difference-betweenrequires-compatible-up-to/)
 * When I visit a plugin page it has the following info for example in the right
   column:
 * Requires: 2.9 or higher
    Compatible up to: 3.4.1 Last Updated: 2012-7-27 Downloads:
   24,565
 * What is the difference between “Requires” and “Compatible up to”. Say I have 
   WordPress 3.1, it meets the required version, but not the compatible version.
   Rather confusing to figure out if the plugin will work as expected or not. Thank
   you in advance.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-version-difference-betweenrequires-compatible-up-to/#post-2925413)
 * Requires: Do not use a version less than 2.9
 * Compatible up to: I have tested this to version 3.4.1 and it works.
 * Worst thing? The ‘compatible up to’ doesn’t really matter. If the plugin has 
   been updated in the last year, it will most likely work. And even when it hasn’t
   many will still work!

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