[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.

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#9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.
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 Reporter:  hakre                                 |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request                       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  low                                   |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Upgrade/Install                       |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch needs-refresh  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by psykro):

 @pento @dd32 I'm keen to see if I can either own this, or do as much as
 possible in the next four weeks to push it forward. At this point I have
 some questions

 1. Does it make sense to start with only making this work if the user
 uploads an updated plugin zip from the Plugin update screen? There has
 been some discussion around implementing drag/drop functionality but that
 seems to me to be a good feature for a future release.
 1. The current process only checks for a matching folder structure, is
 this enough of a check? My thought is that it could do the following to
 determine whether to upgrade or install
   * check for a matching folder
   * if not ground check for an installed plugin with the same Plugin Name
 1. Does the upgrade process need to be more complicated than
   * delete old plugin files
   * extract new plugins files

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