[wp-hackers] Will Activation Hook Be Executed During Plugin Upgradation?

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On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Ken (WraithKenny)
<ken.adcstudio at gmail.com>wrote:

> Should we extend the  API?
>
> Have activation hook add an option entry for the version automatically.
> (and
> a legacy check to add it if it's missing).
> Have a upgrade/update hook that checks version against version option, so
> that it handles uploaded upgrades (and maybe checked on
> activation/deactivation calls to be sure its caught?)
> Have uninstall hook delete option on uninstall automatically.
>
> This would be nice, as it's less burden on the plugin devs and has all the
> benefits of an API (core adds checks and features without devs missing
> them.)
>

I agree.

It's interesting when people independently reach similar conclusions:

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14912#comment:3


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