[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50560: recently installed plugins
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Sun Jul 5 00:29:14 UTC 2020
#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 mikulabc):
@jrf i was not even aware that keeping a plugin inactive is a security
risk, only with the "health check" telling me to remove plugins did this
become a "not alone in this" issue, because, once again, i am an average
user, i hope this clarifies how much of an average user i am - and in
retrospect to that, average Joe users of wordpress should be asked, just
like me.
Too many products are created based on a few assumptions about what people
*think* their users want. It’s a trap to be avoided, especially as there’s
plenty of evidence you can gather that will tell you exactly what your
users really need.
Then we don't need any perceptions anymore for why people keep plugins
inactive.
Wordpress needs to rethink how average Joe users think of the plugins
being inactive, maybe this can be replaced with "delete" entirely if the
user feels like he can return to it.
Until then my friend, i will simply keep my plugins inactive - despite the
security risk, i use wordpress since 2006 and the health check feature
telling me to remove 64 unused plugins doesnt come with an option of
keeping a record if i delete.
I will suggest that 100 sample average joe users should be asked that have
many plugins inactive to prove my point.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50560#comment:7>
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