[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #589: Icon is not sent back in single-plugin wordpress-api request

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#589: Icon is not sent back in single-plugin wordpress-api request
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  Reporter:  programmin  |      Owner:
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  normal      |  Component:  General
Resolution:  invalid     |   Keywords:
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Changes (by Otto42):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 This is incorrect. Icons will be return in plugin information requests,
 however icons have to be specifically requested for the data about them to
 be returned.

 The same goes for much of the data that can be returned by the API, if
 it's not needed for the specific request, then it saves a fair amount of
 work on the servers to not have to pull it out and process it.

 Example WordPress code showing how to get specific plugin information with
 the icons:

 {{{
 plugins_api('plugin_information',
    array( 'slug' => 'jetpack', 'fields' => array( 'icons' => true ) )
 );
 }}}

 Additionally, if you examine trunk's wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-
 install-list-table.php on line 101, you'll see that the "icons" value in
 the fields parameter is being set to true here, so that the
 "query_plugins" request down on line 169 will retrieve the icon
 information.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/589#comment:1>
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