Can't update Crossref plugin

[nicolasd]

Greetings,

Our instance of OJS (v. 3.3.0.13) has a rather outdated version of the CrossRef plugin (2.1.0.0).

The plugin has no update option in the gallery, so I downloaded the current version from GitHub, targunzipped it and tried to upload it – but I got a The uploaded plugin does not fit the category of the upgraded plugin error.

I then tried to swap the directory directly, causing the entire plugin page to fail with a PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'APP\\plugins\\generic\\crossref\\CrossRefPlugin' not found.

What am I missing?

[nicolasd]

Ok – I’m confused.

The README file says 2.1 – and it’s the same version as mentionned in the README file on GitHub.

However, the version.xml on GitHub says :

<version>
       <application>crossref</application>
       <type>plugins.generic</type>
       <release>3.0.0.0</release>
       <date>2021-03-29</date>
</version>

While our version says:

<version>
        <application>crossref</application>
        <type>plugins.importexport</type>
        <release>2.1.0.0</release>
        <date>2016-06-28</date>
</version>

[asmecher]

Hi @nicolasd,

The version numbers (CrossRef at 2.1.0 and OJS at 3.3.0-13) aren’t meant to align. Stick with the version of the CrossRef plugin that came with your OJS; the current Github main branch is not compatible with your OJS. It’s intended for release with OJS 3.4.0.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team