[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11050: Plugin Search Results Admin Links

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#11050: Plugin Search Results Admin Links
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 Reporter:  janeforshort    |       Owner:  nacin    
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  accepted 
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  3.0      
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  2.9      
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:  has-patch
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Comment(by nacin):

 The more I look at this, the more I think this is the most we're going to
 get for now.

 When the pop-up loads, we do an API call for that single plugin, and make
 all sorts of calculations -- whether the plugin is installed already,
 whether we should upgrade it if so, whether the user has install_plugins
 or update_plugins capabilities, etc.

 It would be expensive to run an HTTP check on every plugin displayed on
 that screen, especially during searching and browsing. Additionally, the
 popup makes important checks regarding plugin compatibility with the
 current version of WordPress, and it's an important AYS dialog for whether
 the download should occur and installer run.

 Thus, I think the ideas expressed above are good, but only to an extent,
 and not particularly feasible.

 I suggest we remove the plugin homepage link all together and make just an
 "Install" link (that opens the popup). We can also decide whether the name
 should also link to the popup (but keep the 'action' link).

 I am going to remove the "Info" link for now, because really the popup
 information is far better (and standardized) than the plugin homepage
 which takes you out of the admin area. And that was indeed expressed as
 desired.

 With that, I return this to Jane for review :)

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