[wp-hackers] Removing edit theme files features

[Almog Baku]

I think its not our job to do version control for code.

There is two options by my point of view:
1. Improve the editor and making him much professional: code highlighting,
password required, demanding ftp(?) access and much more..(not building SVN
implementing over PHP! its ridiculous!)
2. Disabling by default with option to enable it within the configuration +
installation- so people who enable it will know the quintessences of this
feature.

BUT- both of this version ignoring the "unprofessional" aspects.. which I
see you doesn't count them, and improve the claim that wordpress is cms for
poor(btw, I saw that in israel the common wordpress client doesn't want to
pay as my expectations..not as drupal clients who actually realize that
quality is require money. actually all the drupal developers rate double or
triple than wordpress jobs)

~ Almog


On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Count me in the camp that believes the admin file editor is Plugin
> Territory, but I accept that the decision has been made.
>
> IMHO, if it is to be retained, and intended to be used by people
> uncomfortable with using an FTP client, then it darn well had better be
> made a lot more fail-safe (and useful, for that matter). Otherwise, we're
> giving people a firehose without ever teaching them how to use a household
> fire extinguisher.
>
> Preventing 500 errors should be the #1 priority. Whether that means
> sandboxing, saving file revisions, or whatever; the biggest risk is that
> someone will copy/paste or fat-finger a syntax error, and hose their site
> completely.
>
> After that, the rest of the features are nice-to-have. The top of my list
> would be line numbers and tab-spacing, followed by syntax highlighting.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Adam Silverstein <hosting at earthbound.com
> >wrote:
>
> > i like the idea of a preview of changes that doesn't take effect without
> > user confirmation. keep that on the list!
> >
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> > > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:48:33 +0200
> > > From: Simon Weil <simon.weil at naturalint.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Removing edit theme files features
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> > > I enjoying the conversation, many good points have come up.
> > >
> > > The editing on the back end is both useful and dangerus therefore I
> must
> > > agree with Otto about enhancing the editor rather than disabling it.
> > >
> > > For locking the edit option I personally use for all my sites Better WP
> > > Security that adds/removes the constant from the config.php.
> > >
> > > I think the following summarizes the discussed enhancments:
> > > 1. Code high lighting
> > > 2. Syntax checker
> > > 3. Sandbox of some kind
> > > 4. Basic revision control
> > >
> > > Manybe Wpide and 'advanced code editor' by bainternet can be some
> > starting
> > > point for a better built-in editor.
> > >
> > > Simon
> > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Bryan Petty <bryan at ibaku.net> wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
> > > >> Good point. Maybe it should save revisions of the files when you use
> > > >> the editor too.
> > > >
> > > > I'll remember you said that the next time you say programmers don't
> > > > need version control.
> > >
> > > I've never said programmers don't need version control, but thanks for
> > > playing regardless.
> > >
> > > -Otto
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