#43986: Disable "Install Plugin" button for PHP required version mismatch
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Reporter: schlessera | Owner: afragen
Type: task (blessed) | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone: 5.1
Component: Plugins | Version:
Severity: major | Resolution: fixed
Keywords: needs-unit-tests servehappy has- | Focuses:
patch ux-feedback has-dev-note |
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Comment (by apedog):
A small "install anyway (I understand the risks/discouraged)" link under
the disabled button could address @joyously's point of not narrowing the
scope of users' actions.
A user might want to download the plugin, knowing full well that
activation will be postponed until after PHP/WP upgrade. This seems like
the perfect solution that is compatible with both philosophies - 1. The
issue is with activation, not with downloading 2. Discourage installation
as early as possible - don't kick the can to the activation phase.
This would mean changing the "Cannot Install" text (as obviously you CAN
install, you just can't activate). And perhaps the link would be a button
- but styled as a link (I'm not that well-versed in a11y
requirements/practices). It should be minor/discouraged anyway.
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