Plugins forum suggestion

colak · 2007-02-27 16:50:42

I would recommend to clean up and disable/limit if possible the ‘new topics’ function in the plugins forum.

The suggestion is to allow the new topic functionality ONLY to the plugin developers. There are far too many people posting their problems with plugins outside of the relevant plugin threads. This clatters the forum and also makes it more difficult to find any solutions to particular plugin problems as some of them are discussed in topics which are by now buried.

Maybe there should be another user type in this forum which could be called “plugin developer”, or similar and they should be the only ones allowed to create new topics in the plugins forum.

There could be a sticky topic for new developers to post so as for those rights to be granted to them…

I hope I make sense. Only had a couple of hours sleep last night so I’m quite out of it…

Last edited by colak (2007-02-27 16:51:09)

els · 2007-02-27 19:01:54

That would make a sensible follow up on this thread :)
I agree.

Mary · 2007-02-27 19:09:33

Indeed.

Part of the problem will be fixed when I’ve got us switched to forum software that has split/merge thread capability (so that, when a user creates a new thread, we can simply move his post to the plugin thread).

Now to do this, I need to make a new forum group and add all the plugin devs to it. Can someone help me out by posting links to plugin developers’ profiles?

colak · 2007-02-27 19:27:08

Here are some from the plugin forum’s first page

>Edit I did not include you, mary or zem as I understand that the txp devs have full access to the forum

Last edited by colak (2007-02-27 19:29:36)

ruud · 2007-02-27 20:19:54

Is it okay to have a new plugin thread for a new plugin version?
I’m currently maintaining zem_contact_reborn and one of the questions that was asked most often in the first thread for that plugin was to create a new thread for each version to avoid getting threads that were too long. People didn’t want to read the entire thread mainly because most of the older posts dealt with feature requests or problems that existed in older versions, so those posts were no longer relevant to the current plugin version.

els · 2007-02-27 20:39:10

I think if you do that the old version’s thread should be closed.

els · 2007-02-27 20:51:59

Some more:

ruud
hakjoon
1beb
jufemaiz
Bastian
nighthawk
rloaderro
chriloi
morgant
santheo
cbeyls
takshaka
osei
graumeister

…and this is just page 2 :/ Wouldn’t it be easier if you ask (in a sticky) the plugin devs to contact you? (If not, just say so, and I’ll dig up some more…)

Last edited by els (2007-02-27 20:56:54)

hcgtv · 2007-02-27 21:34:20

What I would do is have a forum at the Textpattern Resources specifically for plugin support, the same can be applied to Textgarden. Instead of having comments under each plugin or template article, it would link to the specific forum thread. The forum(s) can be setup to only allow plugin or template authors to create new threads, user would only be able to respond.

This forum would just be for Textpattern core support, much tidier in my opinion.

Jeremie · 2007-02-28 00:40:22

colak wrote:

I would recommend to clean up and disable/limit if possible the ‘new topics’ function in the plugins forum.

Agreed.

I would also consider strongly suggesting/enforcing some guidelines about thread’s subject syntax, and first post.

hcgtv wrote:

What I would do is have a forum at the Textpattern Resources specifically for plugin support, the same can be applied to Textgarden.

Another Textpattern website? Over my dead, smoking, curling, body…

One website to rule them all is the goal, not the other way around.

Process : a developper open a plugin page on the TextRessources website. This will automatically create a thread on the TXP Plugin’s forum. The forum by itself is otherwise closed to new thread. No need for another website, clean, simple.

Last edited by Jeremie (2007-02-28 00:45:10)

colak · 2007-02-28 06:52:42

Jeremie wrote:

I would also consider strongly suggesting/enforcing some guidelines about thread’s subject syntax, and first post.

Agree

Another Textpattern website? Over my dead, smoking, curling, body…
One website to rule them all is the goal, not the other way around.

yes. I also think that the forum is where we all start with anyway. I believe that it is here where all the cooking and problem solving occurs. It is txp’s melting pot.

Process : a developper open a plugin page on the TextRessources website. This will automatically create a thread on the TXP Plugin’s forum. The forum by itself is otherwise closed to new thread. No need for another website, clean, simple.

This would be cool if it could be done… can it?

My suggestion of the sticky topic where new devs can post their first post of their new plugin and existing devs have rights over new posts in the plugin forum is already within the capabilities of this forum software and its community…

I’ll be leaving for a few days tomorrow and i will not be able to contribute until i come back next week. I’m flat out today and if I get some time (no promises) I’ll post some more devs here.

Last edited by colak (2007-02-28 06:53:48)

colak · 2007-02-28 07:39:16

I have a meeting in 30’ so I’m spending it here… Here are some more devs

marios · 2007-02-28 09:20:03

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