In preparation for proposing parts of Shiny Updates v2 to be included with WordPress 4.6, I assembled visual records of the various flows and interactions that the plugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party touches.
There are six interactions across ten locations throughout the admin where plugins and themes can be installed/updated/deleted. I created two videos to illustrate the changes for the most common use cases on a single site: plugin install/bulk update/delete, theme install/update/delete. For multisite Multisite is a WordPress feature which allows users to create a network of sites on a single WordPress installation. Available since WordPress version 3.0, Multisite is a continuation of WPMU or WordPress Multiuser project. WordPress MultiUser project was discontinued and its features were included into WordPress core.https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network. I took screenshots on mobile and for the actions that differ from single sites.
Plugins on a single install
Themes on a single install
Theme install on multisite (same as on single install)
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Click Install…
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…installing…
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…installed.
Theme update on multisite
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New version available. Click update now…
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…updating…
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…updated.
Theme delete in multisite
This one is a little harder to document in images since the theme (or plugin) disappears after the AYS message as soon as it’s deleted. See video above for delete animation.
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Click Delete…
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…AYS message.
Plugin delete in multisite
Documented in above video, this is to show how it looks on mobile.
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Click Delete…
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…AYS message
Plugin install error
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Click Install Now button…
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…receive error message.
Theme install error
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Click Install button…
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…receive error message.
FTP FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol which is a way of moving computer files from one computer to another via the Internet. You can use software, known as a FTP client, to upload files to a server for a WordPress website. https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients. credentials
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Click update now…
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…receive FTP prompt…
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…error message in FTP credential form.
#shiny-updates, #upgrade-install
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