[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25676: Add icons to plugins

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#25676: Add icons to plugins
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 Reporter:  alexvorn2    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  maybelater
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by alexvorn2):

 @Where would the icons be shown, next to the name in the list table? -
 yes, I inserted the link to the image but it seems it expired :( to the
 left of the plugin text 32x32 px maybe.
 Akismet has a letter A icon for example.

 Replying to [comment:5 helen]:
 > I don't see a compelling need for this. Not all plugins have icons, nor
 should they. I'd rather see the plugin banner images in the plugin
 installer.

 Humans usually find something faster by an image or by a color rather than
 a text, if you have a list of plugins and you know the plugin image you
 are looking for is red, then you will find it in less then a second but if
 you search for the name, you must first try remember the name of the
 plugin you need and after that look alphabetically where it is.. if you
 have 40-50 plugins it can take you 5 - 10 seconds to scroll up and down to
 find that specific plugin.
 In iphones there are icons for apps, imagine no icons...
 On windows os with metro style with have colored tiles to find more faster
 based on the color of the app, blue IE, green - App Store, red - reader..

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