Title: Shiny Updates Author: Konstantin Obenland Published: December 10, 2015 Last modified: September 27, 2016 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/shiny-updates/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1327674) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/shiny-updates/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1327674) # Shiny Updates By [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shiny-updates.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shiny-updates/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shiny-updates/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shiny-updates/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/) ## Description Shiny Updates is a WordPress Core Feature Plugin. It replaces _The Bleak Screen of Sadness™_ (example) with a simpler and more straight forward experience when installing, updating, and deleting plugins and themes. Progress updates for these actions don’t add a benefit, they are disruptive and confusing. Shiny Updates deals with these details behind the scenes, leaving users with clear actions and results. Development for this plugin takes place at GitHub. To report bugs or feature requests, please use [Github issues](https://github.com/obenland/shiny-updates/issues). ### Testing We need help testing the user flows! Please [install the Shiny Updates plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shiny-updates/), run the tests below, and share your feedback in the [#feature-shinyupdates](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/feature-shinyupdates) channel in Slack or [create an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/obenland/shiny-updates/issues). _Update core_ 1. If you have any themes or plugins that need updating, update them. If you don’t have any that need updating, you can edit the them and change the version number to something older. Once saved, they will show as needing an update. 2. Update one specific item, a theme or a plugin. 3. Try updating all items in the table. 4. Share your feedback. Or if you found a bug, [create an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/obenland/shiny-updates/issues). _Questions_ 1. What were the noticeable differences in the new install/update/activate/delete process compared to the old one without Shiny Updates? 2. How did installing and activating a plugin or theme go? Was it difficult or easy? Was it faster or slower than expected? 3. Do you have any further comments or suggestions? ## Screenshots * [[ * Existing plugin install process, showing The Bleak Screen of Sadness. * [[ * Plugin install process with Shiny Updates activated. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9abbedda84eb6eafdda6a9a472701f43c7e34c2f5881386d74905247a5dfcab5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Amazing!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-1476/)󠁿 [Cadu de Castro Alves](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cadudecastroalves/) June 2, 2017 This is far and away the better installation process experience. Looks like any modern app store. Or, in this case, “Plugin Store”. Worthy of all 5 stars. Looking forward to see it merged into the core! Congratulations! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/204fc3ef17b6af09ab23be9b86fd6502a2efb0bd80bcca492cac9eec8c978b56? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-3169/)󠁿 [Anselm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aurban/) September 3, 2016 Perfect ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40d7759c6d9ffed2e216b052cd3e31097ac4829fddf2049654b0ea0755111c14? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really loved this plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-loved-this-plugin/)󠁿 [Lu Is](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kalimanmx/) September 3, 2016 What a nicer experience with plugins! Thanks for this awesome plugin. This should be the regular way to use the plugin section! I can’t understand any rating below 5 stars. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a05d31b870e8d3d9d896ac6a192b8e5dc89cb694715fb1c199b6c69e97232cf6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[NO roll-back?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-roll-back/)󠁿 [wpvince](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpvince/) September 3, 2016 3 replies I was really hoping this would have ability to roll-back an install or update. Never mind, I’ll keep dreaming … ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa35f6184a788a91c7797325d6a986e4c2a62da1077b5cff66cb31b91125d13b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great job](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-job-379/)󠁿 [Mosche](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mosche/) September 3, 2016 I really like this plugin. It saves a lot of time. I do miss the ability to immediately activate a plugin once it’s installed. But it’s definitely faster. To install new plugins. Keep up the good work. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6f530e148d8c53ed9975c0c6a62cd55b2df9c792e166d424baab4edc871793e9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-1618/)󠁿 [paulnl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/paulnl/) September 3, 2016 3 replies Nice and should be in the core. Not sure if it shows errors if an install goes wrong, does it? [ Read all 14 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Shiny Updates” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Konstantin Obenland ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) * [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/) * [ Michael Arestad ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/michael-arestad/) * [ Mark Uraine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * [ Johan Falk ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/j-falk/) * [ Brandon Kraft ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kraftbj/) * [ Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) * [ Erick Hitter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ethitter/) * [ Pascal Birchler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/) [Translate “Shiny Updates” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shiny-updates) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shiny-updates/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shiny-updates/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shiny-updates/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shiny-updates/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **3-20160927** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.6.30** * Tags * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[feature-plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/feature-plugin/) [multisite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)[theme](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/theme/) [updates](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/updates/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shiny-updates/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 12 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shiny-updates/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Konstantin Obenland ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) * [ Adam Silverstein ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/) * [ Michael Arestad ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/michael-arestad/) * [ Mark Uraine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * [ Johan Falk ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/j-falk/) * [ Brandon Kraft ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kraftbj/) * [ Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) * [ Erick Hitter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ethitter/) * [ Pascal Birchler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/) ## Support Got something to say? 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