[wp-testers] Is this possible....

[Jeff Chandler]

That sounds good to me.

Jennifer Hodgdon wrote:
> I think this solution would satisfy both Michael and those who don't 
> want to be bothered:
>
> In the admin menus and dashboard, you are only "nagged" that you have 
> out-of-date plugins if an active plugin needs to be updated. If the 
> only plugins that need updating are inactive, you don't get the red 
> flag in-your-face warning.
>
> If you happen to visit the Plugins page, you can see all (active and 
> inactive) plugin status, so that if you are about to activate a plugin 
> you can tell that it is out of date before you click the "activate" link.
>
>     --Jennifer
>
>
>> From: "Jeff Chandler" <jeffro at jeffro2pt0.com>
>>>> Actually, this is an idea I can get behind. I too have seen a 
>>>> plugin update notifier on my administration page only to browse to 
>>>> the plugins area and find out the update is for a disabled plugin.
>
> Michael E. Hancock wrote:
>> -1 on this idea.
>>
>> Consider that the plugin is sorely out-of-date, so you have activate 
>> it to find out it is obsolete.  I'd like to know that it needs 
>> updating before I activate it.
>