[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48050: Development Build: Provide structure to auto-install plugins

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#48050: Development Build: Provide structure to auto-install plugins
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 Reporter:  kraftbj           |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:  has-patch
  Focuses:                    |
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 When doing local development, I never use a completely blank version of
 WordPress. I always install a plugin like Query Monitor to help me debug
 and monitor development on the fly.

 Additionally, for some themes and plugin development, a developer may
 always or often need particular plugins installed.

 I propose automatically installing Query Monitor (FYI @johnbillion ) for
 Core development while also creating a structure to allow other developers
 using this box for other types of work to define as an environmental
 variable other options.

 I suggest only installing, not activating, to ensure that the running code
 is intentional as compared to the pristine environment.

 In our Travis config, for tests, we should not have anything different
 than a production build, so a `false` variable will disable anything from
 being installed.

 For other uses, a comma-separated list would provide a way to install
 multiple plugins.

 cc: @pento

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