Support for Drupal 7 is ending on 5 January 2025—it’s time to migrate to Drupal 10! Learn about the many benefits of Drupal 10 and find migration tools in our resource center.Assuming #538660: Move update manager upgrade process into new authorize.php file (and make it actually work) lands, the name and description of the update status module in the .info file won't be sufficient, anymore. We should reconsider both of those to somehow mention that it also lets you update your site.
| Comment | File | Size | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| #13 | 602582-13.update_manager_info.patch | 818 bytes | cweagans |
| #10 | 602582-10.update_manager_info.patch | 884 bytes | dww |
| #8 | 602582-8.update_manager_info.patch | 883 bytes | dww |
Comments
Comment #1
mcrittenden CreditAttribution: mcrittenden commentedPlugin manager is now committed.
Comment #2
cweagansHow about:
Module Name: Plugin Manager
Module Description: Provides module management functionality, such as installing new modules and checking for updates for existing modules.
As a sidenote, should this rename include function and file names? Or are we just changing the name and description that's displayed to the user?
Comment #3
dww"plugin" is no where in the drupal UI yet, and I think I'd like to keep it that way. I'd propose "Update manager" as the name. That's what it does -- manages your updates. It can both report their status, and let you operate on them.
In terms of the description, it'd be nice not get too wordy. However, update manager doesn't handle core, so it's a little tricky to get all the parts right in a concise formulation. Draft:
"Checks the status of available updates for Drupal and your installed modules and themes, and can securely install missing updates or new [ARGH, we need a word here that's not "projects"] via the web interface."
... or something. ;)
Comment #4
dwwTagging for UX folks...
Comment #5
cweagansHow 'bout this?
Comment #6
dww@cweagans: That's better, but slightly misleading since the update manager can also install/update themes, too.
Comment #7
cweagansWhoops.
Comment #8
dwwYeah, that's pretty close. Now as a patch for actual review. ;)
Comment #9
dwwHere's what the bottom of the "Core" section at admin/config/modules looks like, just to see it in context:
Comment #10
dwwStill awkward from repeating "modules or themes", so Dave Reid suggested we change the 2nd instance of that to "modules and themes". ;)
Checks the status of available updates for Drupal and your installed modules and themes, and can securely install new or updated modules and themes via the web interface.Comment #11
Dave ReidLooks good.
Comment #12
Dries CreditAttribution: Dries commentedIt feels a little long to me. What about the following?
"Checks for available updates, and can securely install or update modules and themes via a web interface."
Comment #13
cweagansThat sounds good.
Updated the patch using the description from Dries in #12
Comment #14
cweagansWhoops.
Comment #15
Dries CreditAttribution: Dries commentedCommitted!