[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14912: Introduce register_update_hook()

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#14912: Introduce register_update_hook()
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 Reporter:  scribu           |       Owner:                
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:                
 Severity:  normal           |    Keywords:  has-patch     
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Comment(by StephenCronin):

 Replying to [comment:32 nacin]:
 > It will work when a plugin is updated through FTP. It just won't fire
 until the admin area is accessed. I consider that an extreme edge case at
 that point. And FWIW, WordPress doesn't run the database upgrade for a new
 version until the admin area is accessed, either, so it's consistent with
 that.

 hmm can't argue with it being consistent with the core db upgrade, and for
 most plugin updates it won't be an issue, but there will occasionally be
 plugin updates where something needs to be updated immediately. In those
 cases, the plugin may behave inconsistently until the user accesses the
 admin area (typically in my case that could be up to a week!).

 It seems that the only bulletproof solution is for the plugins to handle
 this themselves.

 If that's the case, perhaps we should scrap this new function and just
 educate plugin authors about handling it themselves.

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