In preparation for proposing parts of Shiny Updates v2 to be included with WordPress 4.6, I assembled visual records of the various flows and interactions that the plugin touches.
There are six interactions across ten locations throughout the admin where plugins and themes can be installed/updated/deleted. I created two videos to illustrate the changes for the most common use cases on a single site: plugin install/bulk update/delete, theme install/update/delete. For multisite I took screenshots on mobile and for the actions that differ from single sites.
Plugins on a single install
Themes on a single install
Theme install on multisite (same as on single install)
#gallery-8 {
margin: auto;
}
#gallery-8 .gallery-item {
float: left;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: center;
width: 33%;
}
#gallery-8 img {
border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;
}
#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {
margin-left: 0;
}
/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
- Click Install…
- …installing…
- …installed.
Theme update on multisite
#gallery-9 {
margin: auto;
}
#gallery-9 .gallery-item {
float: left;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: center;
width: 33%;
}
#gallery-9 img {
border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;
}
#gallery-9 .gallery-caption {
margin-left: 0;
}
/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
- New version available. Click update now…
- …updating…
- …updated.
Theme delete in multisite
This one is a little harder to document in images since the theme (or plugin) disappears after the AYS message as soon as it’s deleted. See video above for delete animation.
#gallery-10 {
margin: auto;
}
#gallery-10 .gallery-item {
float: left;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: center;
width: 33%;
}
#gallery-10 img {
border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;
}
#gallery-10 .gallery-caption {
margin-left: 0;
}
/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
- Click Delete…
- …AYS message.
Plugin delete in multisite
Documented in above video, this is to show how it looks on mobile.
#gallery-11 {
margin: auto;
}
#gallery-11 .gallery-item {
float: left;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: center;
width: 33%;
}
#gallery-11 img {
border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;
}
#gallery-11 .gallery-caption {
margin-left: 0;
}
/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
- Click Delete…
- …AYS message
Plugin install error
#gallery-12 {
margin: auto;
}
#gallery-12 .gallery-item {
float: left;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: center;
width: 33%;
}
#gallery-12 img {
border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;
}
#gallery-12 .gallery-caption {
margin-left: 0;
}
/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
- Click Install Now button…
- …receive error message.
Theme install error
#gallery-13 {
margin: auto;
}
#gallery-13 .gallery-item {
float: left;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: center;
width: 33%;
}
#gallery-13 img {
border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;
}
#gallery-13 .gallery-caption {
margin-left: 0;
}
/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
- Click Install button…
- …receive error message.
FTP credentials
#gallery-14 {
margin: auto;
}
#gallery-14 .gallery-item {
float: left;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: center;
width: 33%;
}
#gallery-14 img {
border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;
}
#gallery-14 .gallery-caption {
margin-left: 0;
}
/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
- Click update now…
- …receive FTP prompt…
- …error message in FTP credential form.
















