# Existing "old" plugins - usable with rails 3?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/existing-old-plugins-usable-with-rails-3/193827>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 25, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/existing-old-plugins-usable-with-rails-3/193827 "2010-08-25T06:52:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![laguna53](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@laguna53](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laguna53)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/existing-old-plugins-usable-with-rails-3/193827/1 "2010-08-25T06:52:20Z")

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Can one use current plugins (existing for rails 2.x) also for rails 3  
applications ? or will there be new versions of them ?  
Thanks  
dani

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**Author:** ![laguna53](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@laguna53](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laguna53)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/existing-old-plugins-usable-with-rails-3/193827/2 "2010-08-25T08:55:13Z")

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On Aug 25, 5:52 am, Dani D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Can one use current plugins (existing for rails 2.x) also for rails 3  
> applications ? or will there be new versions of them ?

That’s going to depend on the plugins - the more they play with rails  
internals, the less likely they’ll be compatible with no work.

Fred