Michael Arestad 12:02 am on February 11, 2015
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Press This update 2/10

The merge window is supposed to open tomorrow for feature plugins. That means it’s crunch time. Here’s where the new Press This is.

Feature Parity

one of the requirements of coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. is general feature parity with the old version of Press This. Here’s a comparison chart of where the new Press This is.

Feature Old New
Drag & drop install on desktop Yes Yes
Editor, including: title, image/gallery addition Yes Yes
TinyMCE buttons (minus kitchen sinkKitchen Sink When using the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor in WordPress, you can expand the capabilities to allow more options. This expanded area is called the "Kitchen Sink.") Yes Mostly [1]
Ability to publish or save as draft Yes Yes
Post formats Yes Yes
Categories Yes In Progress
Tags Yes In Progress
Content Scraping Yes Improved [2]
Media Discovery Yes Improved [3]
Alert before closing/navigating away Yes Todo
Can add to bookmarks Yes Yes
Responsive, clean design, updated icons No Yes
Fast loading (speedy!) No Yes
Mobile installation No Yes

[1] A number of TinyMCE buttons are removed intentionally. Only necessary WYSIWYGWhat You See Is What You Get What You See Is What You Get. Most commonly used in relation to editors, where changes made in edit mode reflect exactly as they will translate to the published page. buttons are shown now.
[2] Not only is it included, but it’s quite a bit smarter than the previous one.
[3] Now is actually quite exposed in the UIUI User interface.

Before Core Merge

Prior to merge, there’s a bunch that still needs to be done. With that in mind, @DrewAPicture has given us an extra week to accomplish this. Even still, we have a list of things that need to be done prior to devchat tomorrow, with the rest of the list done in a week.

Before Tomorrow’s Devchat (February 11)

Before Next Wednesday’s Devchat (February 18)

  • Categories functional and live
  • Install flow functional and live
  • Side navigation JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. improvements (functional)
  • Flows posted to make/flow comparing the old and new design (@ryan)
  • Another round of accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) testing (when UI is finished)
  • All accessibility concerns addressed
  • Categories functional and live
  • JS inline docs
  • HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. validation
  • Security audit
  • Usability testing reviewed and any issues addressed
  • Verify localization (including rtl) is functional
  • Browser testing on all browsers (support parity with old Press This plus mobile)
  • Unit tests?

If we’re able to accomplish all of the above, we should be ready for merge on February 18.

Daily Chats

In this final rundown, let’s meet daily in #feature-pressthis at 17:00 UTC to make sure we’re on track for merge. Anyone interested in helping, please join us.

All development is done on GithubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/: https://github.com/MichaelArestad/Press-This/

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 on the plugin repo: https://wordpress.org/plugins/press-this/

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