From ed72de538e1d48a0a7727d0acafa57ee3cfa1224 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Nielsen Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:51:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about generated add-on compatibility between major versions --- docs/development/addon-development-overview.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/development/addon-development-overview.md b/docs/development/addon-development-overview.md index 376b6e413..e68705204 100644 --- a/docs/development/addon-development-overview.md +++ b/docs/development/addon-development-overview.md @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ These are just a few ideas of what you can do with custom add-ons. The possibili ## Getting Started Getting started making an add-on is incredibly easy with the CLI. To begin making an add-on, simply use the [`make:addon` command](/cli/built-in-commands/make-addon.md) from the [CLI](/cli/intro.md). +NOTE: Add-ons generated in the latest version of ExpressionEngine are not guaranteed to be backwards compatible with other major versions of ExpressionEngine. If you need to support an older major version it is best to create the Add-on from that version of ExpressionEngine. + TIP: If you are working with an existing add-on, we recommend you start with [Modernizing add-ons](development/modernizing-existing-add-ons.md) ```