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At A Glance Admin Page: link to install Akismet is not valid if site is in dev mode
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Description
#### Steps to reproduce the issue
1. Create a brand new site
2. Make sure Akismet is not installed.
2. Enable [development mode](http://jetpack.com/support/development-mode)
3. Go to Jetpack > Dashboard
4. The link to install Akismet points to https://wordpress.com/plugins/akismet/site
That link won't work until the site is connected to WordPress.com. Instead we should link to `site/wp-admin/plugin-install.php?s=akismet&tab=search&type=term`
The same happens when Akismet is installed, but not active
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the Jetpack Dashboard's At a Glance Akismet installation link and inspect how its target is selected for development mode and for an installed but inactive Akismet. Reproduce the issue on a new site, then verify that both cases link to the local plugin installer search and that the link works without a WordPress.com connection.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php, wordpress
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100