In general: it's a bad idea to keep using older versions -- yours was released over 3 years ago (on 04/07/11). Just think how many browser versions were released since that time (IE 11 support, for example, came with CKEditor 4.3)! We do not backport fixes either, so your editor version does not contain any new features or bug fixes that were introduced during these 3 years.
Upgrading is the best thing you can do, there really is no reason to stick to such an old version of a web application in the environment that is changing so fast. Read more about upgrading here.
I understand your recommendation, but it is not very easy for us to do so and might never happen. Thats why I've asked here, if its in EOL or EOS or when it might be happening.
No further fixes will be provided for CKEditor 3.x (apart from security patches). You can still use it, sure, but you should not expect it to work flawlessly in environments that were released after its release.
If upgrading to latest CKEditor 4 is not an option, do consider at least upgrading to the latest version in CKEditor 3.x line (currently 3.6.6.2). You will at least have all security patches that were released since 3.5.3. There should be no compatibility issues when upgrading between 3.x versions anyway.
Depends on what you mean
Depends on what you mean really.
In general: it's a bad idea to keep using older versions -- yours was released over 3 years ago (on 04/07/11). Just think how many browser versions were released since that time (IE 11 support, for example, came with CKEditor 4.3)! We do not backport fixes either, so your editor version does not contain any new features or bug fixes that were introduced during these 3 years.
Upgrading is the best thing you can do, there really is no reason to stick to such an old version of a web application in the environment that is changing so fast. Read more about upgrading here.
Documentation Manager, CKSource
See CKEditor 5 docs, CKEditor 4 docs, CKEditor 3 docs, CKFinder 3 docs, CKFinder 2 docs for help.
Visit the new CKEditor SDK for samples showcasing editor features to try out and download!
I understand your
I understand your recommendation, but it is not very easy for us to do so and might never happen. Thats why I've asked here, if its in EOL or EOS or when it might be happening.
Regards
Like I said: what exactly do
Like I said: what exactly do you mean by EOL/EOS?
No further fixes will be provided for CKEditor 3.x (apart from security patches). You can still use it, sure, but you should not expect it to work flawlessly in environments that were released after its release.
If upgrading to latest CKEditor 4 is not an option, do consider at least upgrading to the latest version in CKEditor 3.x line (currently 3.6.6.2). You will at least have all security patches that were released since 3.5.3. There should be no compatibility issues when upgrading between 3.x versions anyway.
Documentation Manager, CKSource
See CKEditor 5 docs, CKEditor 4 docs, CKEditor 3 docs, CKFinder 3 docs, CKFinder 2 docs for help.
Visit the new CKEditor SDK for samples showcasing editor features to try out and download!
Thank you Anna for your
Thank you Anna for your support.
Best Regards