[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62332: Display last update on plugins page in WordPress backend

[WordPress Trac]

#62332: Display last update on plugins page in WordPress backend
-----------------------------+------------------------------------------
 Reporter:  tonikasch        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  performance, sustainability
-----------------------------+------------------------------------------

Comment (by benniledl):

 I don’t believe that introducing a health check based on the last updated
 time of plugins is beneficial. Such a security message could unnecessarily
 alarm users, prompting them to replace plugins and potentially waste hours
 of their time. The fact that a plugin hasn’t been updated for more than
 six months does not inherently indicate a security issue.

 For example, consider the Hello Dolly plugin, which is included by default
 in WordPress and hasn’t been updated in 12 months. This would result in
 every new WordPress user encountering a "security" warning after a fresh
 installation, which is far from ideal. Imagine setting up WordPress for
 the first time and being met with a security alert. A two-year threshold
 would be more reasonable, in my opinion. However, setting such a threshold
 could lead users to believe that it applies universally to all plugins,
 causing them to think it’s acceptable to install a plugin that hasn’t been
 updated for, say, 18 months, even though this is not a straightforward
 matter and should be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62332#comment:4>
WordPress Trac <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress publishing platform