[wp-hackers] User folders for themes, plug-ins

[Andy Staines]

Didn't I come across a new constant defined in 2.1 named PLUGINDIR ?
Which I recall is set to 'wp-content/plugins'

Andy

On 04:05  PM |  Thu 18 Jan 07, at 04:05  PM |  18 Jan 07, Jamie Holly  
wrote:

>
>>>> [Mark]  ...plugins may be accessing things more directly, counting
>>>> on wp-content to be the place where that stuff exists.
>>>
>>> [Charles] Ah, gotcha.  Maybe we can give plug-in developers a  
>>> function
>> or two to help
>>> them avoid path assumptions.
>>
>> In the current development version of WP source code, in
>> functions.php, there are functions called get_theme_root() etc. So,
>> the functions already exist, to some extent. The question is whether
>> people use them or not (probably they don't too much, and that  
>> applies
>> to the WP source code too).
>>
>> It doesn't appear there are similar functions for plugins, but I am
>> not sure.
>>
>>     --Jennifer
>
> Most plugins I see seem to rely upon:
>
>     $pluginpath = ABSPATH . 'wp-content/plugins/';
>
> And
>
>     $pluginurl = get_settings('siteurl').'/wp-content/plugins/*';
>
> Since this change would most likely affect a large number of  
> plugins (and
> possibly themes), hopefully a decision can be made on implementing  
> it in the
> near future, that way word can get out to all developers to update  
> their
> sources to utilize the new directory structure.
>
> After that is done, then wp-content/plugins can be utilized more for
> Wordpress default plugins (ie: Akismet). The other option then (as  
> much as I
> hate rekindling this old fire) is possible moving  TinyMCE to a plugin
> included in that directory that is activated by default. Actually  
> there may
> be other features that could be moved to the default plugins  
> directory,
> which are core features not used by everyone (Links directory comes to
> mind). This would make Wordpress much more "modular" IMHO.
>
> Jamie Holly
> http://www.intoxination.net
>
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