[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30465: Dashboard alert if a plugin was removed from WordPress plugins repo

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#30465: Dashboard alert if a plugin was removed from WordPress plugins repo
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 Reporter:  sergej.mueller          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request         |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:
Component:  Security                |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by joostdevalk):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 Reopening this ticket. I think WordPress as a system has a responsibility
 to tell users whether a plugin is maintained or not. If we know that a
 plugin has been closed, we should disclose that to the users of that
 plugin, so they can find an alternative. We've been doing this on
 WordPress.org for quite a while now, where we only show the reason after
 60 days (see
 [https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html
 /wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-plugins/inc/template-
 tags.php?marks=245-249#L236 the code]). I think it's time we give that
 feedback to users in the backend too, and try to reduce the number of
 sites which have unmaintained / zombie plugins running.

 Proposed UI in attachment.

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