[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #60992: Plugin management: AJAX plugin activation consequences

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#60992: Plugin management: AJAX plugin activation consequences
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 Reporter:  jeherve                              |       Owner:  jorbin
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.5.3
Component:  Plugins                              |     Version:  6.5
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing has-         |     Focuses:
  testing-info needs-design-feedback commit      |
  i18n-change fixed-major dev-reviewed           |
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Comment (by hellofromTonya):

 In [changeset:"58250" 58250]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="" revision="58250"
 Upgrade/Install: Restore Activate button's href native behavior.

 Restores the Activate button's `href` native behavior by changing the AJAX
 activation handler introduced in 6.5.0. It restores the pre-6.5 behavior
 of clicking the "Activate" button, i.e. navigates the user to the button's
 `href` (i.e. to the `plugins.php` UI).

 Why?

 Feedback was given after shipping [57545] in 6.5.0 (but was unknown during
 the development and testing cycles) revealed significant impacts for
 plugins who's users valued the onboarding / configuration experiences.

 6.5.3's [58081] and [58083] added a new user action / step to the
 workflow. Though helpful, it did not fully resolve the impacts.

 For the minor, this commit seeks to restore only the "Activate" button's
 `href` pre-6.5 native behavior to resolve the regression.

 The next phase of the Add Plugins workflow can then continue in a major
 release to gain the benefits of a full major to move it from ideation
 through the development phases. (See #61040). The questions of redirect,
 how / should configuration be in the workflow, etc. can best be explored
 and experimented with in a major.

 Follow-up to [57545], [58081], [58083].

 Props costdev, jorbin, hellofromTonya, afragen, kevinwhoffman, azaozz,
 adrianduffell, beaulebens, hmbashar, illuminea, ironprogrammer, jjj, lopo,
 louiswol94, mikachan, nerrad, mukesh27, peterwilsoncc, pooja1210, smub,
 swissspidy.

 Fixes #61319.
 See #22316, #60992.
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