[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10814: Plugin GUIDs
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#10814: Plugin GUIDs
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Reporter: mdawaffe | Owner: westi
Type: enhancement | Status: reviewing
Priority: normal | Milestone: 2.9
Component: Plugins | Version: 2.8.4
Severity: normal | Keywords: has-patch dev-feedback
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Comment(by markjaquith):
We discussed this, and we're uncomfortable altering the PHP of a plugin.
Some plugins have md5 information, and this would break that. It would
also offset all patches by one. As an alternative, we suggested putting
that guid in the readme.txt Perhaps use:
WPID: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/subscribe-to-comments/
WP.org should strip that from the readme if someone has mistakenly added
it, and readd it, nearish the top, before offering the plugin for
download. WP will scan for this, knowing that it'll be near the top, and
this additional info can be passed along in API calls to increase
accuracy.
Third party plugin repos can use their own URL and have a third party
upgrader plugin use this to resolve the plugin to an entry in their
upgrade service.
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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10814#comment:7>
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