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The user would be notified in the following ways: | The user would be notified in the following ways: | ||
* User visits a page with an outdated plugin. The plugin is allowed to load. A notification box is shown in that tab, informing user that the plugin is outdated. There's | * User visits a page with an outdated plugin. The plugin is allowed to load. A notification box is shown in that tab, informing user that the plugin is outdated. There's an "Update Plugins..." button, that takes the user to the page on mozilla.com. This page would list all outdated plugins the user has installed, not just the one that was just used. | ||
* When the user manually checks for updates via Help -> Check for Updates, it | * When the user manually checks for updates via Help -> Check for Updates, and there is no update, it then checks for outdated plugins. If there are any, provide a link to the mozilla.com page. | ||
* On startup (not after an update), if outdated plugins are detected, open a tab to the outdated plugins page. This would only happen once for a plugin version. | * On startup (not after an update), if outdated plugins are detected, open a tab to the outdated plugins page. This would only happen once for a plugin version. | ||
* On the Plugins tab of the extension manager, there would be a "Check for updates" button | * On the Plugins tab of the extension manager, there would be a "Check for updates" button. Clicking this would open a tab to the outdated plugins page. Additionally, the items for outdated plugins would indicate that they're outdated. | ||
Future improvements: | |||
* When the blocklist service updates from a periodic check and detects an outdated plugin (that hasn't been warned of before), it shows an alert (via the alerts service) informing the users. Clicking on this alert would open a tab to the plugins page on mozilla.com. | * When the blocklist service updates from a periodic check and detects an outdated plugin (that hasn't been warned of before), it shows an alert (via the alerts service) informing the users. Clicking on this alert would open a tab to the plugins page on mozilla.com. | ||
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= Progress = | = Progress = | ||
See [ | See [[Plugins:PluginCheck]] for updates on the website and service side of this problem. | ||
See [ | See [[Security:ThePluginProblem]] for some thoughts from Chris Hofmann on the topic. | ||
== Web Site == | == Web Site == | ||
* | * [[Website/Sprints/PluginProblem]] | ||
== Service == | == Service == | ||
morgamic leading. | |||
* Still under design, [[PFS2|see documentation]] | |||
* | Server bugs: | ||
* {{bug|512787}} | |||
* {{bug|517974}} | |||
== Partners == | == Partners == | ||
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== Firefox == | == Firefox == | ||
* | * Landed on 1.9.2 | ||
= Bugs = | = Bugs = | ||
* {{bug|514327}} |