[wp-hackers] alternative taxonomy to relate users to pages

[Mike Schinkel]

> @Mike: How would you propose that this would be part of the taxanomies?

Probably by adding an optional subject_id to wp_term_relationships and possibly an optional subject_type and optional object_type to wp_terms.

> I'm all for adding this to the core, but perhaps it would be better if
> we build it using a plugin first so we can test it and easily work out
> the kinks.

Yes, adding to a plugin first makes great sense.  Point of note I wasn't proposing an update to core at first just that this functionality be tied to the existing taxonomy system rather than create what would instead be a second taxonomy system.

> Btw if any of you have any hints or tips for how to offer this as patch
> for WP core, please let us know since my personal experience in getting
> patches noticed (let alone accepted) is not that good and therefore I'm
> a bit hesitant in investing time in something that might be never
> noticed nor discussed.

I have had exactly the same experience.

-Mike

On Feb 10, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Bjorn Wijers wrote:

> @logikal16: Not sure if Marcel mentioned it but we're using Wordpress Mu
> and afaik Pods is a plugin for Wordpress and does not work with WP MU.
> Or does it? Sitewide?
> 
> @Mike: How would you propose that this would be part of the taxanomies?
> I'm all for adding this to the core, but perhaps it would be better if
> we build it using a plugin first so we can test it and easily work out
> the kinks.
> 
> Btw if any of you have any hints or tips for how to offer this as patch
> for WP core, please let us know since my personal experience in getting
> patches noticed (let alone accepted) is not that good and therefore I'm
> a bit hesitant in investing time in something that might be never
> noticed nor discussed.
> 
> grtz
> BjornW
> 
> 
> 
>> Give the Pods plugin a try.
>> 
>> It handles everything you've mentioned thus far (relate post, page,
>> user to anything), plus many-to-many relationships.
>> 
>> </biased>
>> 
>> On Feb 10, 6:48 am, anyb... at nobodyhere.com wrote:
>>> I'd like to relate users to pages and post, which isn't supported by
>>> taxonomies.
>>> 
>>> Eventually I'd like to relate anything (user, post, page etc) to anything.
>>> 
>>> I couldn't find an existing plugin, so I decided to write my own.
>>> 
>>> But before I start coding, I'd appreciate some feedback.
>>> 
>>> After reading Murray Woodman
>>> (http://murraywoodman.com/355/wordpress-taxonomies) I'm considering the
>>> following mysql table structure:
>>> 
>>> RELATIONS
>>> - id
>>> - subject_id
>>> - subject_type (user/page/post/comment)
>>> - predicate_id
>>> - object_id
>>> - object_type
>>> 
>>> PREDICATES
>>> - id
>>> - title (e.g. "is part of", "likes")
>>> - slug (e.g. "part_of", "likes")
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions?
>>> 
>>> Marcel van der Drift
>>> 
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