[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16553: Display download size of zip files and add "Length" to HTTP headers

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#16553: Display download size of zip files and add "Length" to HTTP headers
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 Reporter:  hornlo              |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  WordPress.org site  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:
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 The WordPress.org site does not display the size of plugin downloads, nor
 does it send that information in the HTTP headers to the browser.

 I currently have about a 20% failure rate on large downloads, but because
 no size is given, I don't know that a download has failed until I verify
 the zip file (or compare its size to a previous version download).

 Nor can a download resume (say with "wget -c") with the current file, but
 starts over.  It's very frustrating to have a 1 MB download fail at 900 K.

 Having the size would allow the browser to display an estimate of download
 time and allow it to detect a download failure.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16553>
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