[wp-hackers] Confused regarding ideas for GSOC 2011

[Gaurav Aggarwal]

So we can apply submit multiple project ideas in WordPress. Do we need to
create multiple proposal one for each idea ??

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Aaron D. Campbell <aaron at xavisys.com>wrote:

> I responded to a similar E-Mail you sent me directly, but thought I'd post
> this here as well:
>
> First of all, you are not limited to one application.  You're more than
> welcome to put together an application for each of these ideas and submit
> all three.  You will only be chosen for one, so make sure to mention in each
> that you have other applications and which one you would most like to do.
>
>  1. With the Android for tablets, make sure that you understand there
>     are currently some limitations with WordPress's XMLRPC setup.  Be
>     careful how much you bite off for this one.  As for the current
>     Android App, it of course works on the tablets, but it doesn't
>     make the best use of the available space.  I think that a re-work
>     of the user interface to really take advantage of the size of the
>     tablets is what they're looking for.
>  2. Move WordPress: This one didn't turn out as great as it could have
>     last year.  I didn't mentor that project, so I don't know all the
>     details, but we wanted something that could ultimately make moving
>     a WP install simple.  Think about people that don't know how to
>     use FTP.  Maybe they know their FTP details, maybe they don't.
>  This would probably require that either the functionality be built
>     into core or that the plugin be uploaded to both sides.  Remember
>     that there are two basic things this should do:
>        1. Move a site from one server to another
>               * This basically means you need to bring across all the
>                 files as well as the database.  Additionally it should
>                 check for things like upload path to make sure it's
>                 still valid (upload paths are sometimes absolute and
>                 this change from server to server), etc.
>        2. Move a site from one domain to another
>               * This is actually trickier.  The main reason is that
>                 the domain name is in a lot of places:
>                     o In the settings
>                     o In posts, pages, etc in links, image src
>                       elements, etc
>                     o In menus
>                     o In widgets - which is even more difficult
>                       because widget settings including widget content
>                       is stored in a serialized array, so the data
>                       needs to be unserialized, the domain name
>                       changed, then the data needs to be re-serialized
>                       and stored.
>        3. Both (changing servers at the same time as changing domains)
>           - Nothing new here, but it should be able to do both
>           simultaneously.
>  3. New User Walkthrough: I like your idea of making this a "site
>     health" thing that could be useful throughout the life of a site.
>  I definitely recommend that you pursue it if only because it's
>     something unique that you came up with.  Remember though that
>     while this sounds like a simple thing, you need to make it
>     extensible.  Other plugins are going to want to hook into it and
>     add their own list of things for new users to do and their own
>     ongoing site health info.  For example, a forum (like BBPress or
>     SimplePress) might want to have a user upload an avatar or put
>     unread threads or private messages into the list, etc.
>
> Good luck!  Also, as a quick side note: WordPress has a capital P in the
> middle <http://twitter.com/#%21/sivel/status/49503908674027520>.  Make
> sure you spell it that way in your applications!
>
> On 3/20/2011 5:15 AM, Gaurav Aggarwal wrote:
>
>> 1* Wordpress Android Tablet Idea*
>> 2 *Move WordPress
>> 3* User Notification and support*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Gaurav Aggarwal
>> IIIrd year student
>> Delhi College of Engineering
>>
>
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regards,

Gaurav Aggarwal
IIIrd year student
Computers Engineering
Delhi College of Engineering