Hello everyone Applications for Google Summer of Code…

Hello everyone! Applications for Google Summer of Code are due in just 13 hours! (1900 UTC)

I’ve been reviewing a lot of proposals and ideas. But if you’re waiting until the last minute (like I’m doing with this post), here are some random nuggets:

  • Original ideas are encouraged! We have a great ideas page but we’re not going to complain if you submit something else.
  • You don’t need to be a computer science student! We’ve had liberal arts majors and things turned out just fine.
  • Please demonstrate your abilities by making an attempt to contribute to WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. or by writing a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. Even though this may happen after applications have closed, it could help.
  • You can submit more than one proposal. This is good because we won’t accept two students for the same proposal. And because you might have two great ideas but aren’t sure which one aligns better with our interests. That’s okay — submit them!

Finally, here are four more ideas in case nothing else appeals to you. (I’ll make sure these make it onto the ideas page next year.) If you’re still hunting, see if any of these set off bells in your head: (yes, there are WordPress plugins for everything, but innovation and new approaches are good things)

  • Activity. Activity streams, action history, notifications. Imagine what a dashboard could look like for a busy, multi-author site, and how helpful it could be to see what’s truly going on “right now” — as well as what you missed.
  • Meetups. Local WordPress communities organize a lot of meetups. A set of tools for organizers and the local community could be really helpful. (These tools could include integration with meetup.com and wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ profiles.)
  • Dependencies. Allow plugins and themes to be dependent of one another. A theme could require a plugin or example, and WordPress would handle installing that plugin when you install that theme. Similar idea: Compatibility metrics. (Or: Can we be sure it is safe to upgrade everything?)
  • Bug tracker. WordPress can be a great platform for developer tools. Why not a bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. tracker? (Read the 2010 ideas page for more.)

Of course, there’s a lot of other great ideas on the 2013 page. If you haven’t looked recently, I added a few at the start of the application period, including some JavaScriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/.-heavy stuff (editor modes, HTML5 application cache, TinyMCE views). Good luck!

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