[wp-docs] Function Pages Update

[Chris Jean]

Fantastic work Charles! I'm very impressed.

I'm sorry that I haven't been of any help with your project as I've been 
smashed under a large project for two months now.

Chris Jean
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Charles K. Clarkson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> New Function Reference Pages
>
> I have added about 249 new function reference pages to the Codex since 
> taking on the project in mid-December. I'm really surprised I'm not 
> burned out. I completed this first goal a few moments ago.
>
> All the function links listed on the Function Reference page[1] go 
> somewhere now. The new pages are just the description from the inline 
> docs plus a few extra comments and linked terms, but it is a good start.
>
> I seriously doubt all the functions in WordPress on listed on that 
> page, but I need to take a breather before deciding the next step and 
> I would like to get the Global Variable page on the Codex before 
> continuing.
>
> I didn't touch any of the existing function pages. Many of them are in 
> pretty bad shape, but the first goal was to get something on each page 
> for now. We still need examples. I think we will always need more 
> examples.
>
> I didn't get to the Class descriptions (yet).
>
>
>
> Inline Docs Parser
>
> The parser I wrote to rip apart the source code is getting better. It 
> doesn't understand PHP code, but it can handle the function definition 
> and the global() statement to construct default values and to add 
> descriptive global variable names (some with links to Codex pages).
>
> There is a term parser which automatically generates external links to 
> Wikipedia (for some common terms like HTML and Nonce) and to the PHP 
> manual for PHP terms and functions. There are also many links to Codex 
> pages including a linker to other codex functions listed in the 
> function docs.
>
> I had a few requests to re-write it in PHP (it's in perl now) so WP 
> programmers could play. I thought I would try starting from the XRef 
> code base, but it is also written in perl. Go figure. :)
>
>
> [1] http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference
>
> HTH,
>
> Charles Clarkson