# Potential Upcoming Plugin Name Clash - "Workflow"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/potential-upcoming-plugin-name-clash-workflow/402854
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [May 13, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/potential-upcoming-plugin-name-clash-workflow/402854 "2026-05-13T10:40:47Z")
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### Author: ![j.jaffeux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/j.jaffeux/32/60297_2.png) [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/potential-upcoming-plugin-name-clash-workflow/402854/7 "2026-05-17T08:28:33Z")

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> [@merefield](#):
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> `discourse-` denotes the platform

It’s not like you can install this on another platform.

> [@merefield](#):
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> all plugin developers have used here for years

that doesnt make it a good choice, just because many people did it

> [@merefield](#):
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> However, there may be an opportunity here to differentiate whilst making the label even more appropriate.
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> In the meantime, thanks in advance for the extra traffic 😉

Im just telling you we can’t name our products based on any of the hundreds themes/plugins in the wild, that seems easy to understand. So really adopting a different name scheme seems the smart choice for you 🤷‍♂️

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