[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29820: Smooth installation and updating of plugins and themes

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#29820: Smooth installation and updating of plugins and themes
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 Reporter:  markjaquith                     |      Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)                  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  high                            |  Milestone:  4.1
Component:  Upgrade/Install                 |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                          |   Keywords:  ux-feedback
  Focuses:  ui, javascript, administration  |
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 The "UI" for plugin installs and updates and the "UI" for theme updates
 (and combined updates) is about as friendly as the Linux boot sequence.

 This is a tracking ticket for improving that whole experience, as a
 blessed effort for the WordPress 4.1 release.

 @Pento has gotten started already: https://github.com/pento/shiny-updates
 (functional, but with minimal UI changes). So as a next step, we need to
 think about the UX we want, and then what we need to do UI-wise and PHP-
 wise to make that happen.

 Making the installation and updates happen inline is paramount. Right now
 it is a jarring and unfriendly experience.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29820>
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