[wp-hackers] Re: wp-hackers Digest, Vol 38, Issue 1
Michael Torbert
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Sat Mar 1 03:43:46 GMT 2008
Are we in need of mentors?
Michael
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On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 10:37 PM,
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> 1. RE: Google Summer of Code 2008 (Brian Layman)
> 2. Re: Google Summer of Code 2008 (Lloyd Budd)
> 3. downloads? (Stephen Rider)
> 4. Re: downloads? (Richard Brown)
> 5. Re: downloads? (Otto)
> 6. Re: downloads? (Barry Abrahamson)
> 7. Can't use wp_list_pages multiple times on a template file
> (Jeremy Boggs)
> 8. Re: Can't use wp_list_pages multiple times on a template file
> (Austin Matzko)
> 9. Re: GSoC Proposal: Integrate WP-cache / WP Super Cache into
> WordPress (Ronald Heft)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:10:27 -0500
> From: "Brian Layman" <Brian at thecodecave.com>
> Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] Google Summer of Code 2008
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Lloyd Budd
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:52 AM
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Google Summer of Code 2008
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:07 AM, Peter Westwood
> <peter.westwood at ftwr.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> ~From my experience last year I think we would do better to have a set
> of
> >> front line mentors with a student each and then a number of backup
> >> mentors for the students to refer to when the primary mentor is
> >> busy/unavailable.
>
> >A backup mentor is a great idea, or if two mentors are passionate
> >about the same project then co-owning a project would seem like a
> >great approach as well.
>
> I would agree. It helps to have conversation to ensure things are going
> correctly.
>
>
> >> We also need to centralise the reporting and feedback a bit more
>
> >I don't think that was a problem, the problem if there was one, was
> >mentors not following up on missed reports or other commitments.
>
> I do think that a report should be submitted by the mentors every two weeks.
> Just as it helps the students to report progress, it will help the mentors.
>
> > I am will to Mentor again this year - I would prefer to be a backup
> > mentor this year though as I will be out of touch for part of the active
> > program period and around the time of the mid-term evaluation
>
> With a backup system there I agree the participation will be more rewarding
> for all involved and will probably increase the number of volunteers. It
> makes me more excited about the program.
>
>
> ______________________________________________
> Brian Layman
> b5media Inc.
> www.b5Media.com / www.TheCodeCave.com
> Skype: BrianLayman
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/brianlayman
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:50:00 -0800
> From: "Lloyd Budd" <lloydomattic at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Google Summer of Code 2008
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
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> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:10 AM, Brian Layman <Brian at thecodecave.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> We also need to centralise the reporting and feedback a bit more
> >
> > >I don't think that was a problem, the problem if there was one, was
> > >mentors not following up on missed reports or other commitments.
> >
> > I do think that a report should be submitted by the mentors every two weeks.
> > Just as it helps the students to report progress, it will help the mentors.
>
> That is a brilliant idea!
>
>
> > > I am will to Mentor again this year - I would prefer to be a backup
> > > mentor this year though as I will be out of touch for part of the active
> > > program period and around the time of the mid-term evaluation
> >
> > With a backup system there I agree the participation will be more rewarding
> > for all involved and will probably increase the number of volunteers. It
> > makes me more excited about the program.
>
> Does that mean you are volunteering again this year?
>
> Thank you,
> --
> Lloyd Budd | Digital Entomologist | | Skype:foolswisdom
> WordPress.com | WordPress.org | Automattic.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:50:03 -0600
> From: Stephen Rider <wp-hackers at striderweb.com>
> Subject: [wp-hackers] downloads?
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID: <8B7008E5-02FB-42E3-9231-105D03CF3B08 at striderweb.com>
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> Is it just me or are the main WordPress download links completely
> broken?
>
> The zip tries to load as a page. If I "save link as..." it gives me
> a 1MB file that can't be opened. The other download just gives me a
> file that can't be opened.
>
> :\
>
> Stephen
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:52:25 +0000
> From: "Richard Brown" <rich at cregy.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] downloads?
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
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> Hi Stephen
>
> On 29/02/2008, Stephen Rider <wp-hackers at striderweb.com> wrote:
> > Is it just me or are the main WordPress download links completely
> > broken?
> >
> > The zip tries to load as a page. If I "save link as..." it gives me
> > a 1MB file that can't be opened. The other download just gives me a
> > file that can't be opened.
> >
> No there is definitely something broken!
> --
> Kind regards
> Rich
> http://www.cregy.co.uk
> Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.
> Romans 12 v 1
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:09:36 -0600
> From: Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] downloads?
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID:
> <161617690802291209w265acae3m22be2c7aac085cc6 at mail.gmail.com>
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>
> Something wrong with the headers, it's coming back with a content type
> of text/html on all the zip and tar.gz files.
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Richard Brown <rich at cregy.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hi Stephen
> >
> >
> > On 29/02/2008, Stephen Rider <wp-hackers at striderweb.com> wrote:
> > > Is it just me or are the main WordPress download links completely
> > > broken?
> > >
> > > The zip tries to load as a page. If I "save link as..." it gives me
> > > a 1MB file that can't be opened. The other download just gives me a
> > > file that can't be opened.
> > >
> > No there is definitely something broken!
> > --
> > Kind regards
> > Rich
> > http://www.cregy.co.uk
> > Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.
> > Romans 12 v 1
> >
> >
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:28:01 -0500
> From: Barry Abrahamson <barry at automattic.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] downloads?
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
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> On Feb 29, 2008, at 2:50 PM, Stephen Rider wrote:
>
> > Is it just me or are the main WordPress download links completely
> > broken?
> >
> > The zip tries to load as a page. If I "save link as..." it gives me
> > a 1MB file that can't be opened. The other download just gives me a
> > file that can't be opened.
>
> Sorry, fixed.
>
> Barry
>
> --
> Barry Abrahamson | Systems Wrangler | Automattic
> Blog: http://barry.wordpress.com
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:48:17 -0500
> From: "Jeremy Boggs" <jeremyboggs at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wp-hackers] Can't use wp_list_pages multiple times on a
> template file
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID:
> <b42f987d0802291448m466c8731x17572c9b59992774 at mail.gmail.com>
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>
> Hi List,
>
> Prior to version 2.2.2 I was able to use the wp_list_pages() function
> multiple times with different arguments, like so:
>
> <ul id="nav">
> <?php wp_list_pages('exclude=14,22,144&title_li=&sort_column=menu_order&depth=1');
> ?>
> </ul>
>
> <?php if(is_page(11)) { ?>
> <ul id="subnav">
> <?php wp_list_pages("title_li=&child_of=11&sort_column=menu_order&depth=1");
> ?>
> </ul>
> <?php } ?>
>
> I had this code in the header.php file in my template. After upgrading
> to 2.3.2, however, the page fails to load beginning with the second
> use of the wp_list_pages function. If I change the arguments in the
> second instance of wp_list_pages to match the arguments in the first,
> however, the page loads fine. In other words, I can no longer use
> wp_list_pages multiple times with different arguments.
>
> Has anyone else come across this problem, and if so is there a fix? or
> am I missing something?
>
> Thanks!
> Jeremy
>
> --
> Jeremy Boggs
> Creative Lead, Center for History and New Media
> George Mason University
> 4400 University Drive, MSN 1E7
> Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
> http://chnm.gmu.edu
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:01:17 -0500
> From: "Austin Matzko" <if.website at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Can't use wp_list_pages multiple times on a
> template file
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID:
> <674b4a3b0802291501m6dad1cecie6c00945c034e2b8 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Jeremy Boggs <jeremyboggs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Has anyone else come across this problem, and if so is there a fix? or
> > am I missing something?
>
> Both lines produce lists as expected for me in trunk WordPress,
> mutatis mutandis. I'd check to make sure you have the right page ids,
> that there aren't interfering plugins, etc.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:36:52 -0500
> From: "Ronald Heft" <ron at cavemonkey50.com>
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] GSoC Proposal: Integrate WP-cache / WP Super
> Cache into WordPress
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Message-ID:
> <eff2e86c0802291936m5190811qfef244b25c307119 at mail.gmail.com>
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>
> DD32,
> I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to with plugins. Are you saying
> that including an HTML caching solution directly into WordPress is a good
> idea as plugins are no longer guessing if WP-cache is installed, or are you
> saying something else?
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 1:37 AM, DD32 <wordpress at dd32.id.au> wrote:
>
> > Just a quick note:
> >
> > Keep in mind that the Object Cache has been removed from WordPress 2.5 (By
> > default; Users can still add-in memcached/mysql memory tables/the original
> > object cache via the override file wp-content/object-cache.php)
> >
> > The main reason for removing it was that it was not enabled by default,
> > and that there were more issues with it than benifits(IMO).
> >
> > A HTML Cacher would be a nice inclusion in core, But its hard to enable as
> > pure included plugin material, Due to the fact that its either enabled or
> > disabled according to the file being present in wp-content/ or not.
> >
> > I think WordPress would benefit more from only loading the required files
> > in the long run, As thats something that Plugins cannot help with.
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:29:42 +1100, Matt <speedboxer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Ronald Heft <ron at cavemonkey50.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> Regarding things like APC and memcache, correct me if I'm wrong, but I
> > do
> > >> not think the majority of web hosts would be able to support those
> > >> solutions. Very few people would benefit.
> > >
> > > I don't think APC and memcache work as well in shared environments...
> > >
> > > It'd be interesting to see what kind of plugins would be made off of
> > > such a system. A plugin that changes the theme when the site's under
> > > stress would defiantly be interesting.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Ronald Heft, Jr.
> Information Sciences and Technology
> Pennsylvania State University
>
> cavemonkey50.com
> 9rules Network
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