[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47651: Provide required PHP version for plugins with minimum PHP requirement

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#47651: Provide required PHP version for plugins with minimum PHP requirement
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 Reporter:  garrett-eclipse                      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Site Health                          |     Version:  5.2
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-design-feedback      |     Focuses:  ui,
  dev-feedback                                   |  administration
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Comment (by afragen):

 @garrett-eclipse the fact that you can’t actually update the plugin should
 be your biggest clue. Combined with the added message tells you why. The
 difference between a regular updatable update is both significant and
 subtle. I don’t think making this more, //in your face//, has a
 significant benefit.

 I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this. The current
 simplicity shows an update that is not able to update along with the
 current links to //updating your PHP// and the ever present //View
 Details// link.

 It is my opinion that having a page full of updates that all seem to
 require different PHP versions will be more confusing to the user. Isn’t
 our goal to really have the user update to the current recommended PHP
 version and not simply the version that is required for a particular
 plugin?

 Having plugin specific information here, other than the plugin version
 number, is a significant change to the UI/UX and to how WP has presented
 this data for a long time. This seems more like a personal preference of
 simply not using the current, consistent //View details/////View
 changelog// link.

 NB: I know nothing about UI/UX and my views/preferences are my own. 😉

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