[wp-hackers] GSOC2013 Widget Collections

[Alexander Höreth]

Hey Jesse,
didn't know you were available as mentor. Would have pinged you directly.
My approach is a little bit different to yours because I did not want to
overhaul the whole widgets.php. On one hand due to not confusing old users
and on the other hand I do not think that a complete rehaul would be likely
to get approved.

Daniel already gave feedback to the proposal on my blog. Maybe you could
give me your input as well? http://yrnxt.com/~121


While I really would like to work on widget collections I am running low on
time and am thinking about proposing a second project, this time taken from
the GSOC ideas list and maybe more straight forward to get approved..
Alex


2013/4/27 Jesse Friedman <me at jes.se.com>

> Hi Alex
>
> I didn't realize till now that my idea was in the top ten on that board ;).
>
> I'd love to help you with this, though I am by no means a Widget API
> expert. However, if you need help (mentorship) from a Product Definition,
> UI or Vision standpoint I'd be happy to help.
>
> I really hope this goes well, as I've wanted this functionality for a
> while.
>
> Jesse
>
> On Friday, April 26, 2013, Alexander Höreth wrote:
>
> > Hey Marko,
> > thanks for the feedback! ;)
> >
> > Menus work quitesimilar: If you switch the theme they need to be
> > reassigned. But when reassigning widgets at the moment you need to do it
> > one by one. My approach of not redoing the whole widget functionality is
> > all about not adding exta complexity.
> > Users who do not care about this functionality will still assign widgets
> > like they normally do but now will have a bonus when they change their
> > theme and won't get frustrated reassigning them one by one.
> >
> > I think there is a target group for this. It is in the top ten of the
> > WordPress.org ideas. The idea proposes a interface as the one used for
> > menus. I think a menu-like interface would add complexity which is why I
> > ditched it.
> >
> > Sure I cannot win you for this?
> > Alex
> >
> >
> > 2013/4/25 Marko Heijnen <mailing at markoheijnen.nl <javascript:;>>
> >
> > > Hey  Alex,
> > >
> > > I read the post and I don't get really what it solves. You still can
> lose
> > > the widgets but now it's an area. It only makes it a bit easier to move
> > it
> > > back.
> > > My personal opinion is that I don't see a good use case in core and
> for a
> > > plugin it's doesn't really going to work. The users who need it will
> not
> > > install it.
> > >
> > > The reason why it's not a good use case is that it adds extra
> complexity
> > > that for the major users ins't needed.
> > >
> > > Marko
> > >
> > >
> > > Op 23 apr. 2013, om 17:48 heeft Alexander Höreth <a.hoereth at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>
> > >
> > > het volgende geschreven:
> > >
> > > > Hey everybody,
> > > > I just published a blog post with my Google Summer of Code proposal
> on
> > my
> > > > blog: http://yrnxt.com/~121
> > > > I did not get any feedback on the list the first time I brought up
> the
> > > > idea. Hope to reach some more of you guys this time! I am planning to
> > > > officially apply on Google Melange in the next couple of days - just
> > > wanted
> > > > to maybe at least get some resonance.
> > > >
> > > > I do not yet have any idea on who would be a good mentor for this
> > > project -
> > > > if it even is a possible project because not listed in the codex.
> > Someone
> > > > with deep knowledge about the Widget API would be awesome!
> > > >
> > > > Would be happy to see you in the comments below my proposal!
> > > > Regards, Alex
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