[wp-hackers] A Humble Request

[Dion Hulse (dd32)]

I'd create a Trac Ticket for this: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/newticket
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On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:39:37 +1100, Russ Gilbert <russgilbert at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Greetings masters of all things Wordpress.
>
>
> I almost hate to bug everyone with something so small, but it's something
> that has begun to take up a fair amount of time.
>
>
> On the "Edit Page" interface, underneath the "Page Order" field is text  
> that
> states "(We know this is a little janky, it'll be better in future
> releases.)"
>
>
> While I appreciate the acknowledgment of the jankiness and it never  
> bothered
> me working with WP on my personal sites, I now regularly set up Wordpress
> sites for clients, many of whom I have talked into migrating from another
> CMS.  The Order interface is in fact a little janky but it's also quite
> functional, and to a client who is new to Wordpress it's a bit of a turn
> off.
>
>
> I wouldn't mention it if I hadn't had to defend it to clients a couple of
> times, to the point where I have begun suppressing it for new client  
> sites I
> roll out.
>
>
> It occurs to me that I'm probably not the only one with this issue, and  
> that
> removing the text in the core would a) not have any functional impact
> whatsoever and b) would aid in the shift from thinking of Wordpress as a
> blogging platform to thinking of it as the world class CMS that it's  
> rapidly
> becoming.
>
>
> Obviously, a nicer interface for ordering pages would be nice too but  
> given
> the number of awesome plugins for page management out there, not a  
> priority.
>
>
> I have been playing with the 2.9 beta (loving the image editor guys!) and
> hope this suggestion comes at a point where it might be acted on.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
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