[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 needs-design-feedback             |
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Comment (by adrianduffell):

 Hello folks, I'm chiming in from the WooCommerce side. First of all, thank
 you for making it easier for users to install multiple plugins at once.
 WooCommerce previously had a redirect to automatically start the setup
 flows after plugin activation. Since the 6.5 release, we are seeing 20%
 less usage of the setup flows now that it fails to trigger. This is
 concerning to us because it means a large amount of users never truly
 start their journey with our plugin despite their intention to do so by
 activating it.

 I agree the redirect pattern is disruptive to users who are installing
 multiple plugins at once. I would be in favor of a first-class way for
 plugins to register their onboarding URLs and have WordPress provide a new
 configure button (as shared above in
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/60992/Configure-
 button.jpg), to help guide users to the next step. Additionally, I think
 it would also be helpful to users for WordPress continue surfacing this
 button in prominent locations until configuration has been completed, to
 help with cases where users leave the plugin screen without being aware of
 the button.

 In the meantime, I think an advisory notice on the plugin screen suffices
 as a short-term fix for the next point release.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/60992#comment:52>
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