[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16838: Excluding Akismet from Future WordPress Releases / Plugin Directory
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#16838: Excluding Akismet from Future WordPress Releases / Plugin Directory
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Reporter: sc0ttkclark | Owner: (none)
Type: enhancement | Status: reopened
Priority: normal | Milestone: Awaiting Review
Component: Plugins | Version: 3.1
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: needs-refresh | Focuses:
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Comment (by sc0ttkclark):
Akismet is already a featured plugin. I still continue to believe that
bundling Akismet with WordPress isn't that much different from people
discovering it from the Featured plugins on the plugin add new screen.
I like what Akismet does and I'm a fan of the idea behind why it was
included originally -- but we've proven over time that no other plugin
meets the criteria for bundling.
Akismet has enjoyed it's historical placement. Why wouldn't we bundle a
security plugin with so many sites getting hacked/malware infected? If we
don't bundle other plugins for these kinds of reasons, then we have no
choice but to move forward with unbundling Akismet in a future WordPress
release.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16838#comment:47>
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