[wp-hackers] A Humble Request

[Steve Taylor]

I'm just adding help hints for a client. Assuming you know how to add
JS to the admin, try this:

jQuery( document ).ready( function($) {
	if ( $( "#pageparentdiv" ).length ) {
		var i = 1;
		$.each( $( "#pageparentdiv .inside p" ), function() {
			if ( i == 4 ) {
				// Ordering hint
				$( this ).html( 'No need to bother with this. Use <a
href="/wp-admin/edit-pages.php?page=mypageorder">My Page Order</a>.'
);
			}
			i++;
		});
	}
});

Ugly but the best option for now (?). My Page Order is the best simple
ordering plugin I think, but pageMash is slicker.

HTH,

Steve


2009/11/18 Russ Gilbert <russgilbert at gmail.com>:
> Greetings masters of all things Wordpress.
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> 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.
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> 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.)"
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thanks!
>
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