[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:  Future
Component:  Upgrade/Install                      |  Release
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  2.8
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch needs-        |  Resolution:
  refresh                                        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by StephenCronin):

 +1 for this.

 It seems to be quite common that real users try to update using the zip
 upload (install) feature and therefore get the "destination folder already
 exists" message.

 If you do a
 [https://www.google.com.au/search?q=wordpress+destination+folder+already+exists
 Google search], you'll see there are a bunch of articles about this,
 including FAQs from theme and plugin authors, which shows they get lots of
 users asking their support teams about this. Likewise there are
 [https://wordpress.org/search/The+destination+folder+already+exists/?forums=1
 a bunch of topics] on the Support Forums.

 At minimum we should warn users that this won't work before they attempt
 it. Ideally, we'd make it work, or come up with a solution such as the one
 Mel proposed.

 All those articles tell users to update via FTP and although that will
 work, I'm sure core can offer a better user experience than that.

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