Meeting summary (live blog), March 4, 20…

Meeting summary (live blogblog (versus network, site)), March 4, 2010:

  • GSoC. Time to get project ideas and mentors rounded up. jjj volunteered for BP-related projects. dd32 will be a backup mentor.
  • I18ni18n Internationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.-or-not of 2010. nikolayb suggested removal b/c it confuses authors. Others thought authors should step up and learn. majority rule said let’s do it, and use education to help theme designers.
  • Needs-refresh keyword usage. dd32/nacin suggested. we all like idea. use this tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) if a patchpatch A special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing. is stale on tracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress..
  • Single install > multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also network, blog, site upgrade path issue. Probably shouldn’t make it too easy for less experienced users to shoot themselves in foot. Only make the multisite part accessible after a change to wpconfig. One suggestion was to have db change be the trigger instead of wpconfig, but rboren pointed out it’s a one time thing, don’t want to trigger queries.
  • Ryan already went ahead and changed Networknetwork (versus site, blog) in menu to Super Adminadmin (and super admin). No one minds. Capes being ordered.
  • Suggested changing Upgrades to Updates in menu, and moving to Dashboard section instead of tools for better visibility. Also a different nag message, maybe a button in headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. instead of yellow status alert.
  • Usability testing next week in Austin at SxSW. Testing menus, some screens with ui changes, finding themes/plugins, etc.
  • Also, WordPress BBQ at SxSW on March 14 at lunchtime. Details to come from Jane.
  • Schedule update: on track, just need to keep hammering through tickets. Testing should be completed with recommendations delivered before betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. begins.
  • Tabbed UIUI User interface from themes screen will be tested before deciding whether to apply to plugins screen as well.
  • Code sprint right after WCSF? Beau=yes. jjj-maybe. technosailor=probably not, but maybe. josephscott=yes. nikolayb=yes. wds-brad=yes. markjaquith=via skype video.