[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50824: Allow for WordPress.org to remotely disable auto-updates for plugins/themes

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#50824: Allow for WordPress.org to remotely disable auto-updates for plugins/themes
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 Reporter:  dd32             |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  5.5
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                   |
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 The new auto-update UI is great, but it would benefit from having a way to
 remotely disable the auto-update for a plugin/theme.

 It'll open the possibility for WordPress.org to control the rollout of an
 auto-update, for example, auto-updating everyone 1-24hrs after release
 rather than immediately to allow for any major bugs to be discovered.

 Ideally it'll never need to be used for it, but it'll also protect
 WordPress users by allowing us to disable it for a plugin or entirely if
 there are any unexpected behaviours from it.

 The attached PR allows for the WordPress.org API response to include a
 `disable_autoupdate` flag which will disable it for that item, it'll not
 affect the UI and hopefully will never be needed (aside from the example
 use-case of A/B smoke testing or the like).

 For more information, I discussed it a little on Slack:
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/CULBN711P/p1596156154382900

 I'm assigning this to the 5.5 milestone out of caution.

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