[wp-testers] Plugin directory placement in WP 2.8 b1

[Pamela Dingle]

Argh, that was exactly it.

Thanks for such a polite response to a dumb mistake :)

Cheers,

Pamela


On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Dion Hulse(DD32) <wordpress at dd32.id.au>wrote:

> I'm not aware of any such changes.
>
> The plugin list comes from /plugins/*.php & /plugins/*/*.php
>
> SVN CO's work as long as it fits the 2nd format (Well.. If you CO into the
> /plugins/ folder, it'll still work.. just be messy in the dir unless its a
> custom repo of plugins)
>
> Perhaps what you're seeing is a permission error?
>
> On Sat, 23 May 2009 02:38:43 +1000, Pamela Dingle <pameladingle at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I am noticing that changes have been made to the way that plugins are
> > detected in the plugins directory -- you cannot simply rename a plugin to
> > "plugin.bak" to disable, and you cannot replace the directory and expect
> to
> > have wordpress recognize it.  I also don't think you could do an SVN
> > checkout into that plugins directory and have the plugin show up in the
> > console.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a place where this new behaviour is documented?  It
> > isn't such a big deal for initial install, as people can use the web
> > installer -- but it will affect any plugin maker whose current upgrade
> > instructions involve replacing the plugin directory with the new version.
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Pamela
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