CampTix is the plugin used on WordCamp.org sites to sell tickets to WordCamp events and manage attendee data. Since 2012, when it was first built, it has also been distributed as a standalone plugin in the WordPress.org plugin directory.
WordCamp.org has always run the same CampTix code as that found in the plugin directory. A few months ago, however, it was necessary to add some functionality from other parts of the WordCamp codebase into CampTix. Copying that functionality into the standalone plugin would have created confusing duplication on WordCamp sites, and added a lot of complexity to the update. Instead, CampTix was integrated into the WordCamp.org codebase itself, which essentially created a fork. Since then, the WordCamp version of CampTix has changed in ways that have not been ported back to the standalone version.
As of now, the standalone version of CampTix will no longer be distributed via the plugin directory, and its original GitHub repo has been switched to “archive” mode.
FAQs
Why stop supporting the standalone plugin?
Supporting the standalone plugin takes away from the time available to develop and maintain tools for WordPress community organizers. Maintaining two versions of the plugin doesn’t seem like a wise use of the limited dev resources available.
How will WordCamps sell tickets now?
Sites on WordCamp.org still use CampTix. It is part of the codebase now, rather than an external plugin.
I found a ticket-related bug on a WordCamp site. Where do I report it?
You can open an issue on the WordCamp.org GitHub repo.