currently to install a plugin users have to unzip the plugin, then upload the PluginName directory into plugins/PluginName, and then go the admin and enable it. It is quite confusing and could be made much more simpler, by providing:
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Hi
with my plugin-installer plugin it is possible to upload and install a zip-filed plugin
install autoUpdater from http://plugin.suenkel.org
after install
Settings -> Pluginstore -> advanced -> Upload Zipfile
Could you please submit a simple and clear patch for the trunk modification (since it goes in core of course :)
Not MVP: we could specify a URL to the .zip of the plugin. For example, tickets in the Piwik trac would give very clearly the URL to the latest version of the plugin in the ticket description. Users would just have to copy paste the URL in the field, click OK, and same process as above would happen.
In e58b0d1efc28225f5599946a40fefbee20f5a74f: refs #607 added possibility to install a plugin or theme by uploading a ZIP file
In 8335245d08d201cad174b158f202e24286aae440: refs #607 display upload ZIP file link only if user is superUser
In b636f6dcce4d5a6e91ffcbd83a2cd88fb5328b12: refs #607 display a message in case user has not selected a zip file
In bc1db7916a84fe2bd5f90bd932c1a640df861206: refs #607 make sure user uploads a ZIP file