[wp-forums] Getting closer

[TechGnome]

WARNING: lengthy posting. My mind tends to wander sometimes.... I really 
need to get a leash for it.

Not too shabby.... a couple of comments.
1) Who will this go to? Is there going to be a wp-install mailing group 
that this gets sent to? Or will the data go into a database? Or has that 
part even been thought out? Or am I ahead of things?
2) I'd change the "CC myself" to something along the lines of "Send 
myself a copy" It's clearer about what that option does.

It looks like I might have some free time this weekend, since no one 
else has volunteered to set up the registration/contact/help me 
page(s).... I'd like to take a stab at this. My PHP skills aren't 
anything to write home about, but I have done some and think I can hack 
something together. I'm thinking we need the following kinds of pages 
(as far as user input goes):
1) a registration page where the user can enter their info and get into 
the queue.
2) a contact page where questions can be submitted - an FAQ could be 
built off of this at a later time
3) a status page where the user can login and see where they are at in 
the queue, and possibly answer questions from the installer.
4) an admin page where the installers and other admins can monitor the 
site - confirm requests, deny requests, update status, assign requests, 
view the queue, etc.

A thought just occurred to me. what does everyone think about using the 
site as the communication tool, rather than direct emails? Emails would 
still be generated, but instead of the installer sending email directly 
to the user, the site would do it instead. And vice-versa too. Then once 
a request has been closed, the site would not allow emails to be sent 
through. This would prevent the user from coming back to the installer 
in six weeks going, hey could also do this... and that, and this other 
thing too? - just a thought-

-tg

Podz wrote:
> There seems to be a collective deafness elsewhere....
>
> How about this ?
> http://www.tamba2.org.uk/install/?page_id=6
>
> We mail them back with what they have asked. It's as good as anything 
> else isn't it? They know what they have typed and we know too...
>
> We need the 'agreed to..' bit doing and if someone could kindly advise 
> how to make the plugin auto-cc (do that invisibly?) 
> (http://www.phrixus.co.uk/pxsmail/) then that would be cool.
>
> So ...... if that page - and the one that follows - feel free to send 
> me info which I shall bounce back to you - looks okay - be critical 
> (nicely) - is it good to go with? If not, why and what should we add?
>
> P.
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