[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50560: recently installed plugins

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#50560: recently installed plugins
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 Reporter:  mikulabc     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility, administration
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Comment (by jrf):

 @mikulabc To be honest, if you were "not alone in this", I'm pretty sure
 someone would have build a plugin already to do just what you are asking.
 For all I know, a plugin like that may already exist.

 For now, this still doesn't feel to me like something which should be
 addressed in Core.

 My perception of why people keep deactivated plugins around:
 * They don't realize that deactivating a plugin doesn't remove it.
 * They want to prevent the data the plugin saved to remain intact, while a
 lot of plugins (rightfully) clean up after themselves when they get
 deleted.

 Keeping a plugin around for using it again "at some point in the future",
 however, is generally not a good idea.
 The plugin landscape changes regularly, so what may have been a good
 plugin for your needs two years ago, may now be insecure and unmaintained
 and superseded by several other better plugins.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50560#comment:6>
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