[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #8009: Phased releases and roll-outs of plugins

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#8009: Phased releases and roll-outs of plugins
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 Reporter:  matt              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch         |
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:24 websiteredev]:
 > make it a feature that users can opt-out of
 > ...
 > not good candidates for experimental updates

 Not sure there are any "experimental updates" here :)
 This feature doesn't concern site admins. It is to let plugin authors have
 a bit more control over the release downloads cadence, and be able to slow
 down or pause the update notifications sent by the wp.org API.

 From a site admin perspective this will be almost unnoticeable. This is
 how update notifications work in simpler terms:

 - Currently the notifications depend on the release time and triggering of
 an update check from the site. I.e. if an update is released at 12:00
 noon, and a site checks for updates at 12:01, it will probably be one of
 the first to show the new release notification to the site admins.  This
 is totally random.

 - When this is implemented the randomness remains pretty much the same.
 Sites that happen to check for updates soon after a release will still get
 the notification. The only difference would be that the plugin author will
 be able to slow down or pause the release notifications. So sites that
 happen to check few hours later may not get the notification on that check
 but on the next.

 So people (site admins) that want to "play it safe" and wait for a day or
 two before updating plugins will be able to continue to do so. There will
 be no changes there :)

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8009#comment:26>
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