[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30465: Dashboard alert if a plugin was removed from WordPress plugins repo

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#30465: Dashboard alert if a plugin was removed from WordPress plugins repo
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 Reporter:  sergej.mueller          |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request         |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:
Component:  Security                |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by LindsayBSC):

 I came here to give a +1 on this as a feature. I know it was marked as
 "Won't Fix" but ran into a similar issue today on the IRC chat where
 someone had a plugin installed for 2 years and it was removed from the
 repo (we assumed because there was a security issue based on it's code)
 but they never knew it was removed. I understand people really should
 maintain their own code base HOWEVER since a system is in place for
 checking for updates from plugins installed from the repo, there could be
 a system that notifies the user that it no longer exists in the repo.

 The way I see it, having a generic message that "this plugin is not longer
 hosted in the WordPress repo" is better than none. The idea of giving a
 reason why it was removed is nice, but not as necessary as a simple
 message.

 Again, just giving a +1 to this even though it's mentioned as DNF

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