[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28107: Plugin notes urgently needed! (keep track of tested plugins)

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#28107: Plugin notes urgently needed! (keep track of tested plugins)
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 Reporter:  gallantfish                    |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request                |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration                 |    Version:  3.9
 Severity:  normal                         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  accessibility, administration  |
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 There are plugins for almost every need, but not enough time in life to
 test them all! And by testing I don't mean the single usage, but checking
 the code AND the documentation to see whether it could integrate with my
 template / php.

 The closer to mind sanity is to test 4-5 and keep the one that works.

 Unfortunately, looking for a new plugin makes us find many others that
 were tagged poorly and we didn't find the last time when searching for the
 previous project, and a new comparisson is required. The problem is WE
 ALREADY FORGOT or de-installed the previous contestants.

 Testing plugins has become a waste of time, and most of times I end up
 loosing hours or days custom coding my needs, rather than going through
 the mission of testing plugins.

 The only solution that could help users to test and KEEP TRACK of the
 veredict, is to have "plugin notes", which would be just that: Keeping
 track of the plugins tested and a the possibility of leaving notes to
 ourselves about them.

 Plugin rating is not enough, because some 2 star plugins en up doing
 exactly what we need, without a giant "manager" or heavy libraries.

 Also, reminders in the plugins search result would help to decide whether
 to install it again or not. Maybe placing them at the top of the list to
 make us remember what we already went through.

 Oh, this happens mostly for the ones who run many websites, like me. So an
 import/export feature would be appreciated to take that info cross
 installations… or may be storing it in our wordpress.com profile?

 Thanks.

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