raise minimum supported WP version to 4.7

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 * Contributors:      Stefan Kalscheuer
 * Tags:              liveticker, feed, rss
-* Requires at least: 4.0
+* Requires at least: 4.7
 * Tested up to:      5.7
 * Requires PHP:      5.6
 * Stable tag:        1.1.1
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ caching time of 12 hours obviously makes no sense.
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 1.2.0 - unreleased
+
+* Requires WordPress 4.7 or above
+* Migrated AJAX to REST API
+
 ### 1.1.1 - 2021-03-20
 
 * "Ticker"  taxonomy name is now translatable

composer.json

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^0.7",
     "slowprog/composer-copy-file": "~0.3",
     "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.5",
-    "phpcompatibility/php-compatibility": "^9.3",
+    "phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp": "^2.1",
     "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "^2.3",
     "patchwork/jsqueeze": "^2.0",
     "natxet/cssmin": "^3.0",

phpcs.xml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<file>views</file>
 
 	<!-- Compliance with WordPress Coding Standard -->
-	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="4.0"/>
+	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="4.7"/>
 	<rule ref="WordPress">
 		<exclude name="WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_tax_query"/>
 	</rule>
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 
 	<!-- PHP compatibility level -->
 	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-"/>
-	<rule ref="PHPCompatibility"/>
+	<rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP"/>
 </ruleset>