[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34200: Prompted to upgrade database when visiting /wp-admin/ and logged out

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#34200: Prompted to upgrade database when visiting /wp-admin/ and logged out
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 Reporter:  morganestes   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Database      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  duplicate
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by bamadesigner):

 Can we re-visit this discussion?

 My concern isn't over "potential for simultaneous upgrades" or whether or
 not authentication is required. My concern is over the user experience.

 I just went to login to a site and got the “Database Update Required”
 screen. I wasn't logged in. I didn't get the login screen. Just the
 database update screen.

 Now I'm a WordPress dev, not a "not dev experienced" site owner and even I
 freaked out. I thought there was a serious bug on the site. I didn't know
 we don't care about requiring authentication to do database upgrades.

 And I find this ticket where I see we don't care about authentication for
 DB upgrades and I'm not here to argue that. But, if we don't care about
 that, then I would like to question the need for this screen because its
 confusing, if not frightening.

 This UX seems to go against a lot of what we try to teach users about
 security.

 Is it possible to, instead of displaying the screen, to just trigger the
 DB update and then redirect to the login screen?

 Why do we need this screen? Why do we need a user to click the button?

 Thanks!

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34200#comment:12>
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