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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
> jason wrote:
> The idea is not only to provide a resource for people who want to use the plugin but to also aid in their development and maintenance. The idea is not to just have a page or forum-thing listing everything, but to actually have a facility for both developing, tracking and distributing. Know what I’m saying?
That would be awesome. Though, for just a starting point, a wiki would be awesome.
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#17 2004-08-02 23:19:15
- Andrew
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
Wow… I’m in the middle of a week-long conference thing & hadn’t checked back for a while. So much good news! It’s like when you’re waiting for your food in a restaurant and you arrive back from the bathroom to find your meal waiting for you.
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
>That would be awesome. Though, for just a starting point, a wiki would be awesome.
Well, it’s using Trac so it all goes together. (BTW, the Trac site actually uses Trac).
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#19 2004-08-03 04:50:59
- trel1023
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
added reference to textpattern at: http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/wiki/TracUsers
Last edited by trel1023 (2004-08-08 15:58:32)
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#20 2004-08-08 15:58:49
- trel1023
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
Textpattern Trac : http://dev.textpattern.com/trac.cgi
Plugin Page : http://dev.textpattern.com/trac.cgi/wiki/TxpPlugins
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
I really want to get moving on this. And open source the documentation as well. Do you guys think the wiki should be a true wiki and entirely open? And then curated and edit?
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
Call me slow, but I cannot figure out that wiki – or any wiki in fact. Can someone post a link to something that would explain what a wiki is and how it is used?
Proof that any idiot can have a website: www.vacantcanvas.com
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#23 2004-08-08 16:51:18
- Andrew
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
Wikipedia definition of “Wiki”
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
By open up, it’ll include an explanation.
The wiki is relatively easy, taking the plugins example, there is a main TOC page (page one) that has a link /wiki/TxpPlugins
This link makes the /wiki/TxpPlugins page, we keep a table of contents on this page, and when you add a link like [wiki:TxpPluginsImageManipulation] this put the link in the TOC, and automatically makes the wiki/TxpPluginsImageManipulation a valid URL/page. Then the person who wrote the ImageManipulation plugin goes to wiki/TxpPluginsImageManipulation link and “edits the page through the browser”.
And there is also an alphabetical list of the entire site, basically the structures comes from making entry/TOC pages for a given “section” and from the chose of names (all entries about plugins have to start with TxpPlugins; all about documentation start with TxpDocumentation)
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#25 2004-08-08 17:37:07
- trel1023
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
I like the idea of creating the ‘tree’ from the top – Jason – I think that means you.
If you want to create a basic structure that’s easily understood and copied and THEN open it up to the world, I think that’s the best way.
So, if you create a couple of example ‘plugins’ and their requisite filetree/naming convention – others will follow to make it look good.
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
Yes, I’ll take Dean’s and some from the Central Plugin List.
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#27 2004-08-09 05:16:28
- Remillard
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
Is the wiki gong to be set community editable?
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
>Is the wiki gong to be set community editable?
I would like it to be.
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
If it is too complex to set up, you might want to try WikiMedia. It’s very simple, and scalable.
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Re: I think we need a central plugin website
Not complex.
Just waiting for 1.0
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