[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14987: Group Plugins from the same package, count only once for update

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#14987: Group Plugins from the same package, count only once for update
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 Reporter:  WraithKenny  |       Owner:                   
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned         
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review  
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:  3.0.1            
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  reporter-feedback
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Comment(by Otto42):

 The next version of my two plugins that do this will *not* be multi-plugin
 plugins like they are now. This is basically confusing to users because of
 the strange way core handles it, and so I'm changing the way they work to
 only show one plugin in the system.

 However, I think there's a use case for allowing plugin authors to have
 plugins building on each other. So I'll go ahead and float a couple of
 ideas for future thinking:

 - Plugin dependencies. One plugin requires another to be activated first.
 This can be done now with activation hooks and some clever code to make
 the just activated plugin deactivate itself, but it would be nicer if it
 was built in.

 - Plugin grouping. Allow authors to define a plugin-group of some sort,
 which will let them all be shown as one thing, possibly allowing them to
 be all activated/deactivated together, or allowing them to show up as one
 expandable/collapsible unit.

 Just an idea. Long term.

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