[wp-hackers] Removing edit theme files features

[Leo Ji]

> I don't think it should be taken out but perhaps a layer of protection
from that sort of thing could be introduced?

How about disabling it by default and then enabling through a constant set
in wp-config.php? Then most users won't have access to the editor, but
people who need it can enable it through FTP + text editor.

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Andy Charrington-Wilden wrote:

> > Most users don't know about text editors, or FTP
>
> So what do they so when they cause a 500 by messing with the themes
> function file?
>
> Not trying to be pedantic but I've had to fix many sites where the
> inexperienced user has caused a 500 from messing with the files in the
> editor.
>
> I don't think it should be taken out but perhaps a layer of protection
> from that sort of thing could be introduced?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 16 Jan,2013, at 8:01 AM, Andrew Nacin <wp at andrewnacin.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:50 AM, Almog Baku <almog.baku at gmail.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
> >> @Nachin, you right. but this act will fore them to use a little bit
> >> professional tool(even like notepad++), so we'll can push wordpress to
> >> place less amateur.
> >
> >
> > Most users don't know about text editors, or FTP. And nor should they,
> > unless they want to. Those that know enough to edit wp-config.php when
> > asked probably have no idea how to make such changes as part of an
> > effective workflow. Rather, they download the file, edit it, re-upload
> the
> > file — if they didn't use the editor built into their web host's crummy
> > file browser.
> >
> > It should be okay for users to hack around and hit save. I don't see why
> > the tool can't be a more "professional tool," as you say. We're not going
> > to remove a feature in order to to make WordPress less appealing to our
> > broad user base. WordPress is for amateurs. It's for photographers. It's
> > for bloggers. It's for writers, poets, journalists. It's for cat
> pictures,
> > diary entries, and musings. Yes, it's also for Fortune 500 companies and
> > world-class developers. But those aren't the people we target with the
> > theme editor. For the people we do, it's not going anywhere.
> >
> > Nacin
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