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WP plugins browser, installer

Posted in Play on 25 August 2008 | 1 comment
Tags: hacking, wordpress

A nifty feature on WordPress 2.7-’hemorrhage’, Plugin Browser/Installer, lets you to select and install plugins from a web browser. There’s no need for the typical download-unzip(-FTP, if you don’t have shell access) workflow that we currently have.

A nifty feature in the nightly build, Plugins Browse/Installer

You can search using plugin names and descriptions, tags, or author. Once you find the plugin you need, installing it is just a matter of clicking on the link. The link provides the description of the plugin, much like what’s available through the WordPress plugin directory. You can even activate the plugin from the same popup overlay.

Speaking of the nightly build, the dashboard sports a new look — sidebars instead of header tabs:

WP 2.7-hemorrhage dashboard sports a new look

Read more:

• WordPress admin phone interface
• Dexter on “Dexter”
• Blog reboot done
• Blog maintenance ongoing
• Upgrade, updates

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