[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.

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#9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.
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 Reporter:  hakre                         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high                          |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Upgrade/Install               |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch early  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by bloggingthemes):

 I certainly hope this ticket will keep progressing. One of the biggest
 user experience one could hope for is to give them the method of updating
 an existing theme and/or plugin simply by re-uploading using the
 installer. Most users are scared of FTP (I don't blame them), but using a
 third party plugin is not ideal because who knows how long it will be kept
 up-to-date and supported.

 This is definitely important to exist within the core and should have been
 there since the beginning. I get so many users say to me:

 * How come I can't update my theme using the installer?
 * How come I can update with 1-click themes and plugins I get from
 wordpress but not yours?
 * Or they use the installer and get that "already exists" message and get
 frustrated.

 Overall, I hope this gains ground for an upcoming WordPress release
 because people need this.

 I've been using Joomla for 10 years and they've always had this
 capability. It also doesn't matter what the zip file name is either
 because it looks at the file's xml info. In the case of WordPress, I would
 assume this would be a similar equivelent of the text-domain and version
 number of the theme or plugin. Ultimately, it shouldn't matter if the
 theme or plugin was installed from .org or elsewhere, the fact is that for
 a much better user experience, we need this.

 Hopefully this makes it in an upcoming release.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9757#comment:90>
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