[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54021: Auto-update (plugin/theme) needs option to restrict to point or patch release

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#54021: Auto-update (plugin/theme) needs option to restrict to point or patch
release
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 Reporter:  jqz          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:               |     Version:  5.8
  Upgrade/Install        |
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui, docs, administration, coding-
                         |  standards
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Changes (by jqz):

 * focuses:  docs, administration, coding-standards => ui, docs,
     administration, coding-standards


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:2 jqz]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 desrosj]:
 > > The plugins and themes in the directories are not required to follow
 any specific versioning practices, so version numbers vary wildly.
 >
 > This does not matter, because, with my suggestion, the update policy can
 be set per theme/plugin by the website administrator based on their
 knowledge of how that particular theme/plugin uses versioning.

 Moreover, because plugin/theme "version numbers vary wildly" is why a more
 flexible finer-grained webadmin-controlled approach to automatic updates
 is needed, IMO :)

 [Adding UI as focus but really mean UX from webadmin POV.]

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54021#comment:4>
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