[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17355: Zip install should cope with version files and files zipped at folder level

[WordPress Trac]

#17355: Zip install should cope with version files and files zipped at folder level
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 Reporter:  anmari           |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
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 Currently if someone zips a plugin at the folder level and the recipient
 of the zip file uses the zip install option, the plugin will get installed
 a layer too deep and activation fails with an 'invalid headers' message.

 The unzip process should check whether there are  folders, but no files
 (allowing multiple would allow multiple plugins in one go) If no files,
 then assume that the folders are plugin folders and insert them direct
 into the plugins folder.

 ONLY If there are files not just a folder, then create the plugin folder
 using the zip file name (unless someone can think of another way to work
 out whether the zip file has version numbers or not.

 Ideally one should safely be able to name zip files with version numbers
 for better tracking of versions of a plugin.  eg:

 pluginname1.1.zip

 would contain

   pluginame folder  OR 1 file pluginname.php


 and would get unzipped to exactly that within the plugin folder.

 Current functioning would unzip and install to a folder called

 pluginame1.1 and if the recipent got a plugin update and zip installed
 that, it would create another folder

 pluginname1.2

 and attempt to activate a second instance of the plugin.


 Personally I always use ftp, but there are more and more people using
 wordpress who are unfamiliar with ftp.  The Zip installer should be more
 robust so they struggle less.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/17355>
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