[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.

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#9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.
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 Reporter:  hakre           |        Type:  enhancement    
   Status:  new             |    Priority:  low            
Milestone:  Future Release  |   Component:  Upgrade/Install
  Version:  2.8             |    Severity:  normal         
 Keywords:  2.8             |  
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Comment(by DD32):

 My reasoning was this:
  * For Installs: You've only got a source to deal with, its a straight up
 install.
  * For Upgrades: You're upgrading a specific plugin, It'd need to be set
 to select the plugin/theme to upgrade. The automatic upgrades are more
 suited to an automatic thing IMO. Theres nothing stopping plugins from
 adding their own update notifications + automatic upgrades.

 Other items which such a plugin could implement include Installation from
 a remote user-specified URL. Currently it only allows uploaded files.

 I personally see upgrades and Installations as vastly different things, A
 user might install plugins from multiple locations, WordPress.org, A
 remote URL(which WP doesnt support) or a plugin they've downloaded.
 Upgrades are different though, the user needs to be notified of an
 upgrade, and then the user would need to identify the plugin which the
 package is supposed to upgrade.

 It'd be a simple patch though, If someones interested in making a UI for
 it (And a dev likes it) I'll write in the stuff for the backend-upgrade if
 need be (Only since i understand it pretty well, And realise some people
 might be better suited at UI programming)

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