[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10787: Send emails to notify Administrators that an update is avaialble for core|plugins|themes

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#10787: Send emails to notify Administrators that an update is avaialble for
core|plugins|themes
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 Reporter:  dd32             |        Owner:  dd32    
     Type:  feature request  |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:  3.1     
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |      Version:  2.9     
 Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:                   |  
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Changes (by demetris):

  * keywords:  email, notifications =>


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:8 jane]:
 > This has come up a number of times since this ticket was closed, so re-
 opening to discuss given current situation.
 >
 > I think this would be popular as an option (on by default) in Settings,
 especially as more and more users skip the dashboard and post directly
 from the front end. This will become even more commonplace with 3.1, after
 @jorbin makes QuickPress a template tag and any theme can have a front-end
 posting form.
 >
 > Re above suggestion that it be a canonical plugin: Core/canonical
 plugins have not panned out as originally expected due to lack of
 momentum/time from contributors, and even if we were ready to go with the
 pilot core plugins, they wouldn't be bundled.
 >
 > I believe Matt would like to see this in core, and I know I would for
 the reason I stated above. Anyone want to weigh in?

 I think we are getting too far ahead of ourselves.

 You cannot suggest to add a feature NOW based on what users MAY do when
 theme developers MAY START discovering a feature that was just checked in
 and that MAY or may not be well implemented and that users MAY or may not
 like.

 Even if the scenario goes exactly as you imagine, and more and more people
 start checking the backend less and less, we could simply have the update
 notifications appear in the new admin bar too.  (Not only we could, but I
 believe we should:  this information is too important to omit from there.)

 Also, importantly, this imagined scenario does nothing to address the
 concerns of all the people who have said that emailing admins by default
 is not a good option.

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