[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12130: Add Donate URI plugin header

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#12130: Add Donate URI plugin header
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 Reporter:  Otto42       |       Owner:  westi                       
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  accepted                    
 Priority:  low          |   Milestone:  3.0                         
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:                              
 Severity:  trivial      |    Keywords:  has-patch, reporter-feedback
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Comment(by chipbennett):

 Replying to [comment:16 Ozh]:
 > Replying to [comment:13 chipbennett]:
 > > I strongly disagree with the assertion that plugin authors must
 provide a Donate link in two separate plugin files.
 >
 > They *must* not. They just *can*.
 >
 > I think the donate link right from the Manage Plugin page would be a
 hugely cool thing (not to mention that would also please people not using
 the repository). (For the sake of consistency and fairness, a similar link
 could be added to Themes too)

 I should re-phrase: they *must* provide the link in two separate plugin
 files, *if* they want the link to appear both on Extend and on the Manage
 Plugins page (if this is implemented in the manner that Otto suggests).

 I believe it would be far more useful for plugin authors to be able to
 provide the link in *one* file, and have the link appear in both places.

 Perhaps a good compromise would have Extend look at the readme.txt file
 first for a Donate link, and if it doesn't find one, to look in the Plugin
 header?

 I think that would cover all use cases:

 Plugin authors who want to provide one link and have it appear on both
 Extend and Manage Plugins puts Donate Link in the plugin header.

 Plugin authors who want separate links for Extend and Manage Plugins can
 put separate links in the Plugin header and in readme.txt.

 Plugin authors who want a link to appear on Extend but not on Manage
 Plugins can put a link in readme.txt, and nothing in the Plugin header.

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