[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1097: Allow sorting of attendee names in attendance UI. (was: Allow sorting of attendee names in post_type=tix_attendee)

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#1097: Allow sorting of attendee names in attendance UI.
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  Reporter:  siobhan      |      Owner:
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  reopened
  Priority:  normal       |  Component:  wordcamp.org
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
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Old description:

> It's common for a WordCamp to print out the attendee list sorted by
> surname for registration. After the event it would be useful to be able
> to go onto the WordCamp website to mark attendees as having attended.
> This helps with statistics and will also show on an attendee's WP.org
> profile.
>
> At the minute, it's not possible to sort by surname in the attendee list,
> only by title. In order to find an attendee you have to search for them
> which, for large events, is very time consuming and is unlikely to be
> completed. It would be helpful to be able to sort the list by surname so
> that organisers can quickly mark people as attended on the site.

New description:

 It's common for a WordCamp to print out the attendee list sorted by
 surname for registration. After the event it would be useful to be able to
 go onto attendance UI to mark attendees as having attended. This helps
 with statistics and will also show on an attendee's WP.org profile.

 At the minute, it's not possible to sort by surname in the attendee list -
 they're just organised by first name. In order to find an attendee you
 have to search for them which, for large events, is very time consuming
 and is unlikely to be completed. It would be helpful to be able to sort
 the list by surname so that organisers can quickly mark people as attended
 on the site.

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Comment (by siobhan):

 I've just actually read the instructions for the attendance UI. I hadn't
 seen how to turn it on before. I just thought it was via the WP admin.
 I've updated the request in the ticket accordingly. The request to sort by
 surname still stands though. Currently attendees are only listed by first
 name and registration is commonly done by surname.

 Related to this: maybe an email could be sent to WordCamp organisers when
 a new tool is released? I realise that things get published to the
 community blog but many organisers don't subscribe there since the content
 is pretty irrelevant.

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