Comments on: WordPress 2.7 heavily based on existing plugins

By: Gushin

Gushin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:26:25 +0000

It’s sorta like when Mac OS X has an update and they include something that has been a shareware component in the past, like the Spaces feature.

I used to use a shareware software program for that function, that worked most of the time, but sometimes it failed. Then Apple decided to add it to the core OS.

I guess the difference would be that Apple most likely paid the developer for the right to add it and WordPress is open source and the developer most likely will not be paid for that plugin.

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By: Murk

Murk — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:28:15 +0000

Regarding WP, given that we’ve just put in ‘revisioning’, something that’ll have to be watched for is redundant data bloat. MT has apparently been suffering from this:

http://www.neilturner.me.uk/2008/08/07/movable_type_is_eating_my.html

By: Miriam Schwab

Miriam Schwab — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:11:28 +0000

@Jennifer: When we build WordPress sites, there are certain plugins that we use for every single site that we feel add basic functionality that is integral to the success of the blog. Google Sitemaps, Feedsmith, Subscribe to Comments and All in One SEO are the best examples of those types of plugins.

The other plugins we add are ones that make the site more pleasant to use, like an admin drop-down menu plugin, or Absolute Comments by Ozh (which I’m using right now to respond to you). I don’t think plugins like these should necessarily become part of the core since it’s a matter of taste rather than necessity.

By: Miriam Schwab

Miriam Schwab — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:06:39 +0000

@Murk How embarrassing about my spelling when I’m trying to make someone feel better about their English. If it’s any excuse, I think I wrote that comment way too late at night.

@Stefano As you can see, you can’t take anything I say about English seriously, since I can’t spell.

I think that living in a country where the native language is not English is taking its toll!

By: Stefano, wordpressmania.it

Stefano, wordpressmania.it — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:49:21 +0000

@murk, @miriam: LOL

By: Murk

Murk — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:18:48 +0000

@Miriam – this did make me chuckle:
“@Stefano – you’re English is very good”

you’re -> you are, which is incorrect here (though it sounds the same)…. in this case it should’ve been ‘your’

(I would not have mentioned except that you were responding to someone learning the language, and this is supposed to be helpful to Stefano)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:52:40 +0000

I’d much rather install a very trim core installation and then be given the option during installation to install plug-ins which have been given official WP seal of approval. That would force the best plug-ins to become standards compliant, leave the development and credit with the plug-in author and give them big time recognition in return.