A change to api.wordpress.org temporarily broke the API that powers the plugin install screens in your WordPress dashboard. If you saw “An unknown error occurred during the API request” when going to Plugins → Add New, it was us, not you.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
I’ve created a bug report to improve the error message shown to users, in the very rare event that something goes wrong on wordpress.org. That should be included in WordPress 3.4 (and is hopefully an error message you will never have to see).
herzcthu 4:25 am on May 14, 2012 Permalink
Many Plugins’ details page is broken. It says “Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /…./wp-admin/includes//plugin-install.php on line …. ” when WP_DEBUG is true.
Andrew Nacin 4:50 am on May 14, 2012 Permalink
You left out the most important part
— which line?
herzcthu 11:27 am on May 14, 2012 Permalink
on line 264, 269, 349
herzcthu 11:35 am on May 14, 2012 Permalink
Effected plugins :
egoplayer-video-player
contus-hd-flv-player
fv-video-player
ezwebplayer-wordpress-light-video-plugin
cincopa-video-slideshow-photo-gallery-podcast-plugin
post-rich-videos-and-photos-galleries
post-rich-videos-and-photos-galleries
video-player-fx
simple-flv