[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #60992: Plugin management: AJAX plugin activation consequences

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#60992: Plugin management: AJAX plugin activation consequences
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 Reporter:  jeherve                              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.5.3
Component:  Plugins                              |     Version:  6.5
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing has-         |     Focuses:
  testing-info                                   |
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Comment (by jason_the_adams):

 Hello folks! 👋

 Chiming in here from the StellarWP side (though not necessarily
 representing everyone's opinion). A number of our products rely on the
 redirect for onboarding our products. I certainly appreciate the nuance of
 the "feature" as it's really just the best point for plugins to do that,
 but is by no means a first-class feature of WordPress and therefore has
 interesting side-effects given the scenario in which the plugin is
 installed.

 For that reason, and since the admin-side will be changing in the not too
 distant future, it makes most sense to me for WordPress to have a first-
 class way of registering an onboarding URL with WP. That way, WP can
 determine when and how it's presented to the user based on the
 installation context. If the "Activate" button is clicked, for example,
 then the user can be redirected — or perhaps be replaced with a new "Setup
 {Plugin Name}" button. If WP-CLI, then perhaps it shows up as "Setup
 {Plugin Name}" beneath the "Updates" in the left-hand menu.

 I'm just riffing, of course. I don't think WP needs to provide a framework
 for the onboarding. I think it could simply start as registering an
 onboarding URL that an admin is intended to go to once.

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