Index: wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php	(revision 22015)
+++ wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php	(working copy)
@@ -155,6 +155,22 @@
 add_action('install_plugins_upload', 'install_plugins_upload', 10, 1);
 
 /**
+ * Show a username form for the favorites page
+ * @since 3.5.0
+ * 
+ */
+function install_plugins_favorites_form( ) {
+	$favorites_username = isset( $_REQUEST['user'] ) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['user'] ) : get_user_option( 'favorites_username' );
+	?>
+	<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="<?php echo self_admin_url('plugin-install.php?tab=favorites') ?>">
+		<label for="user"><?php _e('WordPress.org username: '); ?></label>
+		<input type="text" id="user" name="user" value="<?php echo esc_attr($favorites_username); ?>" />
+		<input type="submit" class="button" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Get Favorites') ?>" />
+	</form>
+	<?php
+}
+
+/**
  * Display plugin content based on plugin list.
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
@@ -168,6 +184,7 @@
 add_action('install_plugins_featured', 'display_plugins_table');
 add_action('install_plugins_popular', 'display_plugins_table');
 add_action('install_plugins_new', 'display_plugins_table');
+add_action('install_plugins_favorites', 'display_plugins_table');
 
 /**
  * Determine the status we can perform on a plugin.
Index: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php	(revision 22015)
+++ wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 		$tabs['featured'] = _x( 'Featured','Plugin Installer' );
 		$tabs['popular']  = _x( 'Popular','Plugin Installer' );
 		$tabs['new']      = _x( 'Newest','Plugin Installer' );
+		$tabs['favorites'] = _x( 'Favorites','Plugin Installer' );
 
 		$nonmenu_tabs = array( 'plugin-information' ); //Valid actions to perform which do not have a Menu item.
 
@@ -71,6 +72,18 @@
 				$args['browse'] = $tab;
 				break;
 
+			case 'favorites':
+				$favorites_username = isset( $_REQUEST['user'] ) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['user'] ) : get_user_option( 'favorites_username' );
+				if ( ! empty( $favorites_username ) ) {
+					$args['user'] = $favorites_username;
+					update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'favorites_username', $favorites_username );
+				} else {
+					$args = false;
+				}
+				
+				add_action( 'install_plugins_table_header', 'install_plugins_favorites_form', 10, 0 );
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				$args = false;
 		}
Index: wp-admin/plugin-install.php
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--- wp-admin/plugin-install.php	(revision 22015)
+++ wp-admin/plugin-install.php	(working copy)
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@
 'id'		=> 'adding-plugins',
 'title'		=> __('Adding Plugins'),
 'content'	=>
-	'<p>' . __('If you know what you&#8217;re looking for, Search is your best bet. The Search screen has options to search the WordPress.org Plugin Directory for a particular Term, Author, or Tag. You can also search the directory by selecting a popular tags. Tags in larger type mean more plugins have been labeled with that tag.') . '</p>' .
+	'<p>' . __('If you know what you&#8217;re looking for, Search is your best bet. The Search screen has options to search the WordPress.org Plugin Directory for a particular Term, Author, or Tag. You can also search the directory by selecting popular tags. Tags in larger type mean more plugins have been labeled with that tag.') . '</p>' .
 	'<p>' . __('If you just want to get an idea of what&#8217;s available, you can browse Featured, Popular, and Newest plugins by using the links in the upper left of the screen. These sections rotate regularly.') . '</p>' .
-	'<p>' . __('If you want to install a plugin that you&#8217;ve downloaded elsewhere, click the Upload in the upper left. You will be prompted to upload the .zip package, and once uploaded, you can activate the new plugin.') . '</p>'
+	'<p>' . __('You can also browse a user&#8217;s favorite plugins, by using the Favorites link in the upper left of the screen and entering their WordPress.org username.') . '</p>' .
+	'<p>' . __('If you want to install a plugin that you&#8217;ve downloaded elsewhere, click the Upload link in the upper left. You will be prompted to upload the .zip package, and once uploaded, you can activate the new plugin.') . '</p>'
 ) );
 
 get_current_screen()->set_help_sidebar(