# Is Discourse always in "beta"?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-always-in-beta/198215>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [July 26, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-always-in-beta/198215 "2021-07-26T15:11:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-always-in-beta/198215/22 "2022-07-11T07:25:28Z")

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A general warning about using `stable` @mlgtechuser: if you use or plan to use third party plugins and/or theme components many of them don’t support `stable` and they are usually maintained against `tests-passed`. This may not be an issue now and may depend on how your usage evolves …

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