Community news | July 26, 2021

RFC: Plugin Dependency Policies for django CMS Developers

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Hi everybody,

The django CMS Association and its community is constantly working to improve django CMS. One important aspect for a thriving and healthy CMS ecosystem is plugins. To improve the plugin situation, I have created a Request for comment - Plugin Dependency Policies for django CMS Developers. Please take a look at it and feel free to leave your feedback in the comment section.

Thank you very much!

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