[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46938: Prevent activation of incompatible plugins without valid readme.txt

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#46938: Prevent activation of incompatible plugins without valid readme.txt
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 Reporter:  afragen                              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Plugins                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  servehappy has-patch dev-feedback    |     Focuses:
  needs-testing                                  |
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Comment (by Otto42):

 Realistically, I'm surprised that we added parsing of the readme.txt for
 these in the first place. They should have been in the plugin's main PHP
 file all along.

 Historically, the readme.txt for plugins has only been used by the
 WordPress.org directory. This provided a clear separation. WordPress reads
 the PHP file, the directory reads the readme.txt file for other things not
 in the PHP file's headers.

 So, my 2 cents is to instead add reading these headers to the plugin's PHP
 file, and give precedence to that instead of the readme.txt file.

 With a possible long term goal being to undo this mistake, and eliminate
 reliance on the readme.txt file from core itself. Readme.txt files are
 *not* required files for plugins, and never have been. We cannot rely on
 them being present.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46938#comment:14>
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