[wp-forums] wp-forums Digest, Vol 86, Issue 22
Ben H Berson
benberson at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 30 03:46:16 UTC 2012
Hi wp,
Is there a plug in to make a link to a mixlr Audio message I want to share with my friends who visit my Wordpress page?
Ben H Berson
91-7350018016
On 29-Jul-2012, at 17:30, wp-forums-request at lists.automattic.com wrote:
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> 1. Re: B-Coded user (Mika A Epstein)
> 2. Re: Plugin Support Questions (Kathryn Presner)
> 3. Re: Plugin Support Questions (Paul Kaiser)
> 4. Re: Plugin Support Questions (Mika A Epstein)
> 5. Re: Plugin Support Questions (Paul Kaiser)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:23:15 -0500
> From: Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org>
> Subject: Re: [wp-forums] B-Coded user
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>>> Would it be silly to require they pass a little 5-item multiple-choice
>>> quiz before they could sign up?
>>>
>> That is not a bad idea at all. Another possibility could be a redirection,
>> upon registration, to the Forum Welcome Codex article.
>>
>> I agree with the verdict that most people don't even bother with the Codex
>> (be it forum guidelines or How To articles), and some of them even get
>> offended when you point them to one. I think I would actually add this one
>> as a #4 on Paul's list.
>
> I don't think it'd matter. They won't read. It's a universal truth that people don't read, or they'd pay attention to plugins and themes which say 'Support is located on <other site>.' or even how the plugin/theme works.
>
> The more hoops you make someone go through to register, the less happy they are, too. Maybe a welcome email, though... "Hello, and thankyou for registering on the WordPress forums."
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:23:11 -0400
> From: Kathryn Presner <zoonini at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-forums] Plugin Support Questions
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>> You get all the SVN commits. That's all. I do it when I'm trying to follow someone and see if they have bad plugin behavior. No, you can't use it to email alerts, unless you felt like doing that in your commit messages- please god don't!
>
> Thanks for the info on Q #2, appreciate it!
>
> kp
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> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:25:42 -0500
> From: Paul Kaiser <paul.kaiser at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-forums] Plugin Support Questions
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> Is that correct, about #2? I thought you also got an email about any
> new support topics added?
> Paul K
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> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:
>> I can answer #2
>>
>> You get all the SVN commits. That's all. I do it when I'm trying to follow someone and see if they have bad plugin behavior. No, you can't use it to email alerts, unless you felt like doing that in your commit messages- please god don't!
>>
>> ----
>> Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu)
>> http://ipstenu.org | http://halfelf.org
>>
>> On 28 Jul 2012, at 2:25:11PM, Kathryn Presner <zoonini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there, hope you'll indulge me asking these questions here - they
>>> relate peripherally to the forums.
>>>
>>> I'm preparing a presentation called Passionate About Plugins for
>>> WordCamp Montreal next month, in which I'll help beginners learn how
>>> to make an informed decision about which plugins to use.
>>>
>>> I came across two things I'm wondering about:
>>>
>>> 1) How are the numbers relating to support-forum-thread resolution calculated?
>>>
>>> For example, in the qTranslate forum, I see lots and lots of
>>> unresolved threads from the last two months (and also many unanswered
>>> ones):
>>>
>>> http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qtranslate
>>>
>>> And yet the stats say: "2 of 2 support threads in the last two months
>>> have been resolved." - although there have been way more than 2
>>> support threads started during that period. Am I missing something
>>> about the way this works or could this be a bug?
>>>
>>> Another example is with Secure WordPress, which says "0 of 0 support
>>> threads in the last two months have been resolved." - and yet I see 3
>>> threads (including 2 with no replies) from the last 2 months, none of
>>> them resolved:
>>>
>>> http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress
>>>
>>> 2) Does anyone know exactly what clicking the new "Subscribe to Emails
>>> for this Plugin" link actually does?
>>>
>>> I found this in May's announcement: "You can now subscribe to get an
>>> email whenever a commit is made to a plugin repository even if it
>>> isn?t yours."
>>> http://wordpress.org/news/2012/05/plugins-refreshed/
>>>
>>> Is that the only type of emal users will get? Is the plugin developer
>>> able to send out announcements directly as well?
>>>
>>> Thanks to anyone who can shed some light.
>>>
>>> kp
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> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:06:17 -0500
> From: Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org>
> Subject: Re: [wp-forums] Plugin Support Questions
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> If we're talking about the one on the 'developer' page: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/developers/ it's SVN
>
> "You can now subscribe to get an email whenever a commit is made to a plugin repository even if it isn?t yours. There is no better way to follow the development of your favorite plugins. There?s nothing like the smell of fresh changesets in the morning."
>
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> Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu)
> http://ipstenu.org | http://halfelf.org
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> On 28 Jul 2012, at 9:25:42PM, Paul Kaiser <paul.kaiser at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is that correct, about #2? I thought you also got an email about any
>> new support topics added?
>> Paul K
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:
>>> I can answer #2
>>>
>>> You get all the SVN commits. That's all. I do it when I'm trying to follow someone and see if they have bad plugin behavior. No, you can't use it to email alerts, unless you felt like doing that in your commit messages- please god don't!
>>>
>>> ----
>>> Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu)
>>> http://ipstenu.org | http://halfelf.org
>>>
>>> On 28 Jul 2012, at 2:25:11PM, Kathryn Presner <zoonini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi there, hope you'll indulge me asking these questions here - they
>>>> relate peripherally to the forums.
>>>>
>>>> I'm preparing a presentation called Passionate About Plugins for
>>>> WordCamp Montreal next month, in which I'll help beginners learn how
>>>> to make an informed decision about which plugins to use.
>>>>
>>>> I came across two things I'm wondering about:
>>>>
>>>> 1) How are the numbers relating to support-forum-thread resolution calculated?
>>>>
>>>> For example, in the qTranslate forum, I see lots and lots of
>>>> unresolved threads from the last two months (and also many unanswered
>>>> ones):
>>>>
>>>> http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qtranslate
>>>>
>>>> And yet the stats say: "2 of 2 support threads in the last two months
>>>> have been resolved." - although there have been way more than 2
>>>> support threads started during that period. Am I missing something
>>>> about the way this works or could this be a bug?
>>>>
>>>> Another example is with Secure WordPress, which says "0 of 0 support
>>>> threads in the last two months have been resolved." - and yet I see 3
>>>> threads (including 2 with no replies) from the last 2 months, none of
>>>> them resolved:
>>>>
>>>> http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress
>>>>
>>>> 2) Does anyone know exactly what clicking the new "Subscribe to Emails
>>>> for this Plugin" link actually does?
>>>>
>>>> I found this in May's announcement: "You can now subscribe to get an
>>>> email whenever a commit is made to a plugin repository even if it
>>>> isn?t yours."
>>>> http://wordpress.org/news/2012/05/plugins-refreshed/
>>>>
>>>> Is that the only type of emal users will get? Is the plugin developer
>>>> able to send out announcements directly as well?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to anyone who can shed some light.
>>>>
>>>> kp
>>>>
>>>> Zoonini Web Services
>>>> http://www.zoonini.com
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:12:26 -0500
> From: Paul Kaiser <paul.kaiser at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-forums] Plugin Support Questions
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> Ah, thanks for clearing that up Mika. I was thinking of a different spot.
>
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:
>> If we're talking about the one on the 'developer' page: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/secure-wordpress/developers/ it's SVN
>>
>> "You can now subscribe to get an email whenever a commit is made to a plugin repository even if it isn?t yours. There is no better way to follow the development of your favorite plugins. There?s nothing like the smell of fresh changesets in the morning."
>>
>> ----
>> Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu)
>> http://ipstenu.org | http://halfelf.org
>>
>> On 28 Jul 2012, at 9:25:42PM, Paul Kaiser <paul.kaiser at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is that correct, about #2? I thought you also got an email about any
>>> new support topics added?
>>> Paul K
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:
>>>> I can answer #2
>>>>
>>>> You get all the SVN commits. That's all. I do it when I'm trying to follow someone and see if they have bad plugin behavior. No, you can't use it to email alerts, unless you felt like doing that in your commit messages- please god don't!
>>>>
>>>> ----
>>>> Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu)
>>>> http://ipstenu.org | http://halfelf.org
>>>>
>>>> On 28 Jul 2012, at 2:25:11PM, Kathryn Presner <zoonini at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi there, hope you'll indulge me asking these questions here - they
>>>>> relate peripherally to the forums.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm preparing a presentation called Passionate About Plugins for
>>>>> WordCamp Montreal next month, in which I'll help beginners learn how
>>>>> to make an informed decision about which plugins to use.
>>>>>
>>>>> I came across two things I'm wondering about:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) How are the numbers relating to support-forum-thread resolution calculated?
>>>>>
>>>>> For example, in the qTranslate forum, I see lots and lots of
>>>>> unresolved threads from the last two months (and also many unanswered
>>>>> ones):
>>>>>
>>>>> http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qtranslate
>>>>>
>>>>> And yet the stats say: "2 of 2 support threads in the last two months
>>>>> have been resolved." - although there have been way more than 2
>>>>> support threads started during that period. Am I missing something
>>>>> about the way this works or could this be a bug?
>>>>>
>>>>> Another example is with Secure WordPress, which says "0 of 0 support
>>>>> threads in the last two months have been resolved." - and yet I see 3
>>>>> threads (including 2 with no replies) from the last 2 months, none of
>>>>> them resolved:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/secure-wordpress
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) Does anyone know exactly what clicking the new "Subscribe to Emails
>>>>> for this Plugin" link actually does?
>>>>>
>>>>> I found this in May's announcement: "You can now subscribe to get an
>>>>> email whenever a commit is made to a plugin repository even if it
>>>>> isn?t yours."
>>>>> http://wordpress.org/news/2012/05/plugins-refreshed/
>>>>>
>>>>> Is that the only type of emal users will get? Is the plugin developer
>>>>> able to send out announcements directly as well?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks to anyone who can shed some light.
>>>>>
>>>>> kp
>>>>>
>>>>> Zoonini Web Services
>>>>> http://www.zoonini.com
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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