[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16156: update-core is oblivious to api.wp.org being unreachable

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#16156: update-core is oblivious to api.wp.org being unreachable
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 Reporter:  nacin                                |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Upgrade/Install                      |  Release
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing dev-         |  Resolution:
  feedback 3.2-early                             |
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Comment (by dd32):

 > Currently, there is no way to force an update check

 For core, every time wp_version_check() is called, an update request is
 made. Whilst the update-core.php page does just print the current
 date/time, it does so because an update was literally just made. Plugins
 and Themes are a different matter.

 What I'm thinking is replacing the current update paragraph with something
 which has a icon (green/red) with a label of the current status, for
 example:
  * GREEN: You're up to date, The last update check occured at <time>
 (__check again__)
  * RED: The last successful update was over 24hours ago (2:34pm 1/2/2011),
 This means that WordPress is encountering an error whilst performing the
 update check, The error being reported is <HTTP Error Message>. Please see
 this __Codex page__ to learn how to correct this. (__try again__)

 I thought it'd be best to keep it green if an error occurred under 24hrs,
 It could be a network fault or server fault somewhere, if it's a continued
 issue however, switch to error condition mode  and get the user to read
 the codex suggesting potential causes and what to remedy it with..

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