Idea to speed WordPress installation Big Time

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    msimurin · Member ·

    So i just figured when i install a plugin all wordpress asks from me is to upload a plugin, from there it knows where the plugin is(handles it by unziping) and installs it.

    Now what would we benefit if this logic would be preformed on a simple plugins folder where instead of adding uncompressed plugin folders you just add .zip files of plugins.

    First we need to understand how FTP works, when ftp uploads files it iterates over each file and uploads it. What hurts upload speed here is where your upload folder has bunch of small files(like in plugins folder) ftp must iterate over all of them and this process takes alot of time. In this case ftp upload speed doe not help at all.

    So, if instead uploading bunch of these small files in plugin folders, you would upload simply .zip files ftp speed would actually matter and could be used to speed up wordpress upload time and installation.

    I recently uploaded my usual wp install with a decent number of plugins(even i am sure some people have much more) and it took a whooping 40 minutes or more for the upload to finish.

    Is there any way this suggestion could be heard by WP headguys?

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    raincoaster · Member ·

    Not in this forum: we don’t install WordPress at all at WordPress.com.

    You need to be asking at WordPress.org.

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    scott · Member ·

    You can do this pretty quickly through server to server transfers. FTP is slow due to your internet connection and throttling by you ISP. If you have the .zip or .tar on a server and want to transfer it to another server then just use command line to get the file.

    This isn’t really a wordpress issue but a server and connectivity issue on your end.

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    thesacredpath · Member ·

    With plugins, all you have to do is search for them from the plugins page, or use the “from URL” selection and then wordpress will download and install the plugin. No need for the user to download it and then upload it via FTP. The same can be done with themes and even wordpress core upgrades are now just a button click.

    Sounds like the OP isn’t at all familiar with the latest versions of wordpress.

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