WA-NEW-026: Plugin modernization Phase 2 — API and blog plugins

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Summary

Continue plugin modernization with the most commonly used plugins:

• workarea-commerce/workarea-api
• workarea-commerce/workarea-blog
• workarea-commerce/workarea-reviews
• workarea-commerce/workarea-gift-cards

These are the highest-traffic plugins after the core dependency gems (Phase 1, now done).

Scope per plugin

1. Ensure gemspec allows Ruby 3.2+ (>= 2.7, < 3.5)
2. Replace deprecated APIs (update_attributes, Dir.exists?, to_s(:format), etc.)
3. Fix any Ruby 3.x incompatibilities
4. Ensure tests pass on Ruby 2.7.8
5. Open PRs on each repo

Objective

Modernize the 4 most-used Workarea plugins for Ruby 3.2+ compatibility.

Client impact

None — backward compatible changes only.

Acceptance Criteria

• All 4 plugins pass tests on Ruby 2.7.8
• Gemspecs allow Ruby >= 2.7, < 3.5
• PRs opened on each repo

Verification Plan

1. Clone each repo, run test suite locally
2. Verify zero deprecated API usage in each
3. Link PRs from this issue

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Phase 2 Plugin Modernization Complete 🎉

The following PRs have been opened for Ruby 3.x compatibility across 4 plugins:

Plugin	PR	Changes
workarea-api	workarea-commerce/workarea-api#30	update_attributes → update, URI.escape → CGI.escape, gemspec ruby constraint
workarea-blog	workarea-commerce/workarea-blog#32	update_attributes → update, added gemspec ruby constraint
workarea-reviews	workarea-commerce/workarea-reviews#22	update_attributes → update, gemspec ruby constraint
workarea-gift-cards	workarea-commerce/workarea-gift-cards#19	update_attributes → update, gemspec ruby constraint

All PRs target master branch. Client impact: None — backward compatible.

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Implementer opened PRs in external plugin repos (same pattern as Phase 1/#665). External PRs require human review — standard pipeline cannot run across external repos.

PRs opened:

• workarea-api: Ruby 3.x compatibility: replace deprecated APIs, update gemspec ruby constraint workarea-api#30
• workarea-blog: Ruby 3.x compatibility: replace deprecated APIs, add gemspec ruby constraint workarea-blog#32
• workarea-reviews: Ruby 3.x compatibility: replace deprecated APIs, update gemspec ruby constraint workarea-reviews#22
• workarea-gift-cards: Ruby 3.x compatibility: replace deprecated APIs, update gemspec ruby constraint workarea-gift-cards#19

Flagged for human review.