Index: src/org/apache/wiki/plugin/PluginManager.java
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--- src/org/apache/wiki/plugin/PluginManager.java	(revision 1235940)
+++ src/org/apache/wiki/plugin/PluginManager.java	(working copy)
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@
      *  @param classname Either a fully fledged class name, or just
      *  the name of the file (that is,
      *  "org.apache.wiki.plugin.Counter" or just plain "Counter").
+     *  
+     *  (for compatibility with pre 2.9 releases, the package name 
+     *  com.ecyrd.jspwiki will be replaced by org.apache.wiki) 
      *
      *  @return A found class.
      *
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@
     private Class findPluginClass( String classname )
         throws ClassNotFoundException
     {
+        classname = classname.replaceFirst( "com\\.ecyrd\\.jspwiki", "org.apache.wiki" );
         return ClassUtil.findClass( m_searchPath, classname );
     }