Add changelog or version info link to wp-admin/update-core.php

[dtoj]

From ​http://llbit.se/?p=398

How should I know if I really want to apply an update if I can’t see what it changes? Sure some people might be OK with changing their software without knowing what changes are being made, but I am not.

Changelogs and release notes are important. The user needs to be able to see them, and they should be available before installing any kind of update. If it’s a bugfix update, I want to know which bugs were eliminated. If it’s a security update, I want to know which vulnerabilities were fixed. If it’s a feature update, I want to know which features have been added!

The most logical thing would be to have a link to the changelog right next to the “Upgrade Automatically” button in Wordpress.

[dd32]

Quick comments, That HTML doesnt seem like its valid, ...string...<p>...string...</p> the first isnt in a paragraph?

[dtoj]

Replying to dd32:

Quick comments, That HTML doesnt seem like its valid, ...string...<p>...string...</p> the first isnt in a paragraph?

You are correct. The string $message is used in the context

echo '<p>';
echo $message;
echo '</p>';

so $message should be on the form 'line1</p><p>line2'.

I'll upload a new patch.

[hakre]

I like the idea to have a link to the changelog.

Related: #11666

[janeforshort]

The idea with the GUU was that when an upgrade was available, text would display that told users why they should upgrade, giving that top few features, and a link to the Codex if they wanted more information.

[nacin]

I really like this. Can we add it to all relevant upgrade strings across core? There's potentially up to a dozen of them. Having all of those in the same patch would be great.

[nacin]

(In [13250]) Add links to the codex changelog in update notification strings. props dtoj, see #11739

[nacin]

I avoided wp-admin/includes/update-core.php, as that file is actually copied from a downloaded installation to the current installation, which means new strings aren't available when it is seen. I imagine we can eventually use the same "You cannot upgrade" strings found in wp-admin/update-core.php and upgrade.php.

Closing as fixed.