[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24111: Inform user when plugin was updated (how many dates ago was the update released)

[WordPress Trac]

#24111: Inform user when plugin was updated (how many dates ago was the update
released)
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 Reporter:  Daedalon         |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  Plugins
  Version:                   |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:                   |
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 On wp-admin/update-core.php when there are new plugin updates, it would be
 useful to mention when the update was released. This would make life
 easier for admins who have a policy of only installing updates of certain
 maturity, eg. at least 7 days old. Such policies are used to ensure
 updating only to versions that don't introduce critical bugs.

 Currently the age of the update is shown only by clicking to open update
 details in modal window, which then needs to be closed. So in order to
 check for the respective ages of 7 updates, admin needs to click back-and-
 forth 14 times to decide which plugins to update. Because everyone hates
 breaking a stable site, this effort required leads to some admins to go
 through the list less often, and then run less up-to-date plugins, which
 can cause problems in itself.

 Current output of plugin list:

 '''Contact Form 7'''[[BR]]
 You have version 3.3.3 installed. Update to 3.4. [View version 3.4
 details.][[BR]]
 Compatibility with WordPress 3.5.1: 100% (according to its author)

 Suggested output:

 '''Contact Form 7'''[[BR]]
 You have version 3.3.3 installed. Update to 3.4. [View version 3.4
 details.][[BR]]
 Compatibility with WordPress 3.5.1: 100% (according to its author). This
 update was released 9 days ago.

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