[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64424: Add “Download” action for locally installed plugins in Plugins admin screen

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#64424: Add “Download” action for locally installed plugins in Plugins admin screen
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 Reporter:  iflairwebtechnologies                |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Plugins                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests 2nd-      |     Focuses:
  opinion                                        |  administration
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Changes (by sabernhardt):

 * focuses:   => administration
 * version:  trunk =>


Comment:

 I do not agree with adding a row action for every plugin in the Plugins
 list table.
 1. I think that most administrators would never use any of the extra links
 (and consider them to be clutter).
 2. Even the people who would want the download links probably would not
 use them often.
 3. Authors of premium plugins might not appreciate giving easier access to
 packaged copies of their files.

 However, a download link could fit somewhere on the Plugin File Editor
 screen, which already checks for the 'edit_plugins' capability. People who
 edit the plugins are more likely to want to download a revised plugin.

 Related: #64439 (themes)

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64424#comment:3>
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