[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:  4.2
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback      |     Focuses:  ui, javascript, administration
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Comment (by lgladdy):

 Replying to [comment:39 ericlewis]:
 > In attachment:29820.7.diff:
 > - Odd that we're installing and activating plugins immediately. This
 blurs the user's definition of "installing," and we'll have to
 intelligently handle how BuddyPress and other plugins redirect you to
 their About page on their activation hook, i.e. what lgladdy brought up
 earlier.

 Seems you removed all the configuration URL code I added in patch 6 - was
 that intentional?

 I still think we should support that - it would replace the need for
 plugins to do automatic redirects. That said, we obviously need to handle
 activations that redirect automatically - can we catch a wp_redirect
 nicely and treat that the same as a configuration URL?

 I think auto-activation on install is still a sensible thing for the vast
 majority of cases.

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