Plugins Development – Suggestion needed form plugins Moderators

Why would you do that in an iframe? That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

If you want to promote your other plugins, then just make a div there mentioning them. Making an iframe and a separate call to the page slows down everything.

@otto42

If I apply your mentioned way, then –
1. Click on link
2. Open a new window (plugins page)
3. Read plugins details
4. Download (if needed)
5. Upload yo site
6. Activate

On the other hand, on my planed way –
1. Click on link
2. Read plugins details (load via jquery / without loading page)
3. Install (if needed)
4. Activate

I think this make sense. This 4 steps will faster & easier for users.
This is not my own invented way, this method use by WordPress. Please check the screenshot – https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpy87np833cpkye/Screenshot_1.png?dl=0. In this way users could check all info about the plugins without leaving his admin panel as well.

Now come to my point. I am not asking for, what is better? I only need to know, is it permitted or prohibited? I am not host any files on my server (3rd party) neither open my own URL inside the iframe.

I don’t see how it would be prohibited, as long as it didn’t install the plugins without asking or something like that.

I don’t think it’s the best approach though. Having a popup to install plugins when you’re not on the plugins screen isn’t a good experience.

@otto42

Thanks for your reply. Surely I am not planing to install any plugins without user’s permission. To clarify more I provide a video url, how the process works.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/d8igwj918n6ndv8/capture-100.avi?dl=0

The iframe opens the same url which used by WordPress default plugins installation screen.

Just out of curiosity (and I’ve deleted the modlook tag too) why use an iframe or popup at all? I’ve looked at the video but I don’t think a small box is optimal for the user IMHO.

@otto42 & @jdembowski

Thanks for your co-operation and suggestions. I increase the iframe size, so that users could read plugins details clearly. Here is the modified look of the iframe – https://www.dropbox.com/s/mrtauhhl8vh72ru/Screenshot_101.png?dl=0.

One more thing, I only promote free plugins (hosted on WordPress).

Though it is not prohibited, so I am going to implement this on my plugins settings page.

Thanks & Regards
Ahsanul Kabir

Please don’t sign your posts. We can see who you are looking to the left of your post ??

Plugins are suspended for calling external iframes, or for having their admin panel be an entire iframe. It doesn’t matter if they’re promoting free wporg plugins OR paid ones. It matters that they’re calling their own server and that’s not okay.

CAN you use an iframe to pull a file included in your plugin? Yes.

SHOULD you? No. It’s silly when you can use require or include via PHP and pull it in, and use divs to style.

Also remember we ask you use NON OBTRUSIVE ads. That means don’t take over the page, don’t make it impossible to get to the settings… basically don’t do what Wikipedia is doing right now ??

@epstein, thanks for your suggestion. I am trying to clarify this issue, because I do not want to make my plugins suspend again. Please let me clarify, what I am doing –
1. I am not host any file in my or any 3rd party server.
2. Not opening any external URL in iframe.
3. Not force the user to install or not even check my plugins. If they want to check my recommended plugins, then open https://LOCALHOST/wp-admin/plugin-install.php in iframe by clicking on right side panel.

Please check this video – https://www.dropbox.com/s/d8igwj918n6ndv8/capture-100.avi?dl=0

I hope this video will clarify what I am trying to do. Mr. Samuel Wood mentioned this is not prohibited.

Please check again and if not prohibited, then please allow to use this.

@epstein, sorry that was old video please check this new video – https://www.dropbox.com/s/cx63ww4lxfwsr4w/capture-102.avi?dl=0