[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27196: More informative message when plugin installs fail (patch attached)

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#27196: More informative message when plugin installs fail (patch attached)
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 Reporter:  DavidAnderson                       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                              |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Upgrade/Install                     |  Release
 Severity:  normal                              |     Version:  3.8
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback ux-feedback  |  Resolution:
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                                                |  administration
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Comment (by jdgrimes):

 Replying to [comment:24 DavidAnderson]:
 > @jdgrimes: Assuming you're right, I think the advice is probably likely
 to cause as much trouble as good: if the user already has a plugin with
 the same slug active, then it's *probably* another version of the same
 plugin. Advising them of how they can (probably) install two versions of
 the same plugin at the same time is unlikely to be a great idea.

 Yeah, it looks like I'm wrong, I just tried it.

 So I'd suggest just something like this:

 > The plugin folder `"/my-plugin"` already exists. If you are trying to
 update a plugin, you need to delete the old plugin folder first.

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