[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53384: External plugins who can auto-update are always listed under "auto-updates" disabled

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#53384: External plugins who can auto-update are always listed under "auto-updates"
disabled
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 Reporter:  NekoJonez     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins       |     Version:  5.7.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Comment (by pbiron):

 I definitely would **not** close this ticket just yet.  It is certainly
 possible there is a problem in core that is causing the behavior you are
 seeing (but I suspect not).  When you've heard back from one or more of
 the plugin authors then a decision can be made whether to close this
 ticket.

 When you contact the plugin authors, not only should you reference that
 dev-note I linked to, but you can also point them to this ticket.

 The most common thing I've seen developers do that allows their plugins to
 auto-update **when updates are available** but to not work correctly with
 the auto-updates UI (i.e., allow site admins to enable/disable auto-
 updates for their plugins) is to not populate the `no_update` property
 when they hook into the Updates API.

 To quote the dev-note linked to above:

 > The `no_update` property is a requirement for the auto-update UI to work
 correctly for externally hosted plugins.
 >
 > Some are already populating the `no_update` for their plugin. Any that
 are not should update their code accordingly for the best user experience.

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