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{{FeatureStatus
|Feature name=Improved plugin installation and management experience
|Feature stage=Planning
|Feature health=OK
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{{FeatureTeam
|Feature product manager=Sid Stamm
|Feature lead engineer=Rob Strong
|Feature qa lead=Henrik Skupin
|Feature ux lead=Jennifer Boriss
|Feature additional members=Asa Dotzler
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{{FeaturePageBody
|Feature overview=Improve the user experience of installing and managing plugins.

Rob Strong says we can get (at least) Flash as part of a stub installer. We should focus on that.  Also, Flash has a much better updater now. -- Asa

This feature may be related : https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Features/Add_plugincheck_functionality_to_Add-on_Manager
|Feature users and use cases=*Background update ("like addons")
*Content triggered plugin installation
*Content triggered plugin update
*User triggered plugin update
*Plugin triggered update (i.e. update check)
*User triggered plugin enabling/disabling
*User triggered plugin uninstall
*Some software installs a plugin the user is not aware of.  The first time the plugin is activated by any given page, the user is:
** '''given a warning and user must opt-in before enabling''' or
** plugin is click-to-play until the user actives it
*** ISSUE: Plugin remains on system until time of use.
* Highlight plugin check so that more users realize it exists and check their plugins.
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{{FeatureInfo
|Feature priority=Unprioritized
|Feature theme=Product Hardening
|Feature roadmap=Plugin Interactions
|Feature secondary roadmap=Security
|Feature list=Desktop
|Feature engineering team=Desktop front-end
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{{FeatureTeamStatus}}