[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11538: Unbundle Hello Dolly

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#11538: Unbundle Hello Dolly
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 Reporter:  caesarsgrunt  |        Owner:  westi  
     Type:  enhancement   |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  3.0    
Component:  Plugins       |      Version:  3.0    
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                |  
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Comment(by janeforshort):

 People seem really focused on Hello Dolly as an example plugin for plugin
 developers. I know that's a discussion worth having (code standards, best
 examples, etc), but it's not the reason I think it should stay bundled. We
 have an example post, example page, and example comment for USERS to see
 where things fit into their admin tool. If Hello Dolly (example plugin)
 was unbundled (eventually Akismet will be unbundled and become a core
 plugin), then new users would not see an example on the plugin management
 screen. I wouldn't want to put a super-functional plugin in that place,
 because the whole point of example content is give them something to
 experiment with. If someone wants to keep Hello Dolly, more power to them,
 but to me the value of it is that is a very simple way for a new user to
 see how activating a plugin can affect their site and that way it appears
 in the plugin management screen.

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