[wp-docs] New WordPress Handbook

[Alex Hempton-Smith]

Hopefully we can have something really useful built to support the patch
creation/submissions process...

A web-based UI (a bit like Launchpad), where you didn't need any installed
software to create patches. The patches could then be added to a 'pending
approval' section, where users could vote on how good/useful they think the
patch is - therefore making it easy for people with commit access to see
which patches are the best/most wanted.

Also making it easy for people to see what needs adding to - perhaps having
hidden tags within the XML files like in the wiki 'stub' or 'needs work' etc
- these could then be filtered so somebody who knows a lot about a certain
thing can search for the pages which need updating/working on, that are
relevant to them.

I'm thinking tag clouds, filtering pages and voting mechanisms.

-- Alex


On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Jacob Santos <wordpress at santosj.name>wrote:

> I had to laugh, because I have like 6 or 7 patches for WordPress which
> haven't been committed yet and I'm still waiting. I also don't think you are
> being sarcastic, which I mean you know, it actually isn't too easy to have
> patches committed.
>
> Yeah, it is super easy to submit patches, we'll have to see how quick the
> commit process is. It really depends on who is babysitting the repository
> and how many people have commit access. If one or two people from Automattic
> or outside entity have commit access, then I'll tell you right now, that it
> won't be easy, based upon the patch process for the WordPress Tests
> Repository. If they don't think your documentation correction is worth it,
> then you'll have made the patch for nothing.
>
> If you do think that the patch is worth it, then you are going to have to
> battle to the death and debate those with commit access to death on the
> correction or addition. I really don't see a lot of people contributing to
> it, besides Automattic and a few other people. Really it depends on how they
> implement the patch system.
>
> Translations will be easier and I think many in the translation team will
> contribute to those portions.
>
> Jacob Santos
>
>
> Lorelle VanFossen wrote:
>
>>  @tai - translations are the hope and could be much easier with this new
>> technique.
>>
>> Imagine how easy it would be to submit patches to improve translation!
>>
>> Lorelle
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