[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #6015: Allow plugin installations via web interface.

[WordPress Trac]

#6015: Allow plugin installations via web interface.
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 Reporter:  DD32                                 |        Owner:  westi   
     Type:  enhancement                          |       Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |    Milestone:  2.7     
Component:  Administration                       |      Version:  2.7     
 Severity:  normal                               |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  plugin install blessed summerofcode  |  
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Comment (by Otto42):

 Change request: It would be extremely nice if the install process checked
 the version number against the "Tested up to:" version in the readme.txt
 file, and gave the user a warning before installation.

 Downsides:
  * After a release, more or less every plugin would be giving this warning
 until the plugin author updated the readme.txt (not the plugin version
 itself, mind you, upgrading would not necessarily be required via this
 change).
  * In most cases, this warning would serve little purpose as the plugin
 would work just fine. Users might learn to ignore it.
  * Some lazy plugin authors will inevitably set their readme's number
 quite high in order to make the message go away. This could be countered,
 but it's a losing game to play.

 Upsides:
  * It would encourage users to bug plugin authors to keep their plugins
 maintained. Somebody sees this sort of message, thinks the plugin might
 have problems or is old, and goes looking for an alternative. This gives
 plugins encouragement to die after they are no longer maintained.
  * If the warning also gives a link to the plugin homepage, it encourages
 the users to go look there for updated plugins or what have you, instead
 of complaining at WordPress for the fact that their favorite plugin no
 longer works.
  * It encourages plugin authors to TEST their plugins with newer versions
 of WordPress, and to update accordingly.

 We have the information available, it would be nice to use it for
 something useful. A simple warning would be appropriate, as long as it
 doesn't actually interfere with installation of the plugin.

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