Yep, that's it exactly: core currently specifies it as a core-only API, and the core devs have specifically requested that the API not be used at this time.<div><br></div><div>If/when that stance changes, we'll revise the Guidelines accordingly.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Edward Caissie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:edward.caissie@gmail.com" target="_blank">edward.caissie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">There are several plugins I have seen use these "pointers" but IIRC core devs requested we not allow Themes to implement them ... yet (probably due in part to @George's observation)<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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<br clear="all"><div>Edward Caissie<br>aka Cais.</div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:35 AM, George Mamadashvili <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:georgemamadashvili@gmail.com" target="_blank">georgemamadashvili@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">As far as I know pointers are core only API, you can still use them, but API can change in future and that might brake things.<div>
<div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Daniel Fenn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielx386@gmail.com" target="_blank">danielx386@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Even putting in something like "(also known as feature pointers)"<br><br clear="all"><div>
<div>Regards,<br>Daniel Fenn<br><br></div></div><div><div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Daniel Fenn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielx386@gmail.com" target="_blank">danielx386@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Is it alright if I edit the codex and add in what you said? Or will it just make the page too long?<br><br clear="all"><div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards,<br>Daniel Fenn<br></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Admin pointers are the pop-up messages displayed in the WP-Admin. You primarily see them when core uses them to highlight new features in a new version of WordPress.<div><br></div><div>Also known as "feature pointers", they were introduced in WordPress 3.3:</div>
<div><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3" target="_blank">http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>More info:</div><div><a href="http://wpengineer.com/2272/how-to-add-and-deactivate-the-new-feature-pointer-in-wordpress-3-3/" target="_blank">http://wpengineer.com/2272/how-to-add-and-deactivate-the-new-feature-pointer-in-wordpress-3-3/</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Chip</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Daniel Fenn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielx386@gmail.com" target="_blank">danielx386@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Hi guys,<br><br>It ben quite some time since I've looked at the guideline and there something that I don't quite understand.<br>
<br>It states<br><br>Theme <b>must not</b> incorporate the following features:
<br><br>Admin Pointers
<br><br>Can someone please explain what that mean?<br><br>I'm sorry if this already bee coveredsomewhere.<br><br clear="all"><div>
<div>Regards,<br>Daniel Fenn<br><br></div></div><br>
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