[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11356: Folder for third-party libraries

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#11356: Folder for third-party libraries
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 Reporter:  ontic                   |        Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new                     |    Priority:  normal     
Milestone:  Future Release          |   Component:  General    
  Version:                          |    Severity:  normal     
 Keywords:  third-party zend close  |  
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Changes (by nacin):

  * keywords:  third-party zend => third-party zend close


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:4 ontic]:
 > @nacin: Can you explain why you think this shouldn't be part of the
 core? Just curious.

 For starters, for exactly what greenshady said. No need to reinvent the
 wheel. The first thing that came to mind is that this isn't just plugin
 material to implement it, but they're plugins themselves.

 You can also create this directory on your own, or use the wp-content
 directory, etc. You can probably build your own plugin to manage and keep
 updated vendors folders/files, even. Check out the filesystem and HTTP
 APIs.

 Using (function|file|class)_exists to ensure dependencies across plugins
 already happens, so nothing new there. You could also check which plugins
 are installed and what version they are at.

 Speaking of reinventing the wheel, it would make sense for your theme
 extensions to be loaded as plugins.

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