Shortcake (Shortcode UI) chat summary – April 6th

Present: @danielbachhuber, @matth_eu, @obenland, @tnolte, @mattmedeiros

  • v0.2.2 released today with a compat fix for WordPress 4.2.
  • We had a bit of discussion about timeline for coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. integration. There’s no rush, because Shortcake works just fine as a standalone 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. Furthermore, based on the existing commit activity, it appears TinyMCE Views needs a bit more maturity before it’s a reliable foundation. Lastly, Shortcake requires developer effort currently — will be more interesting when we’ve used Shortcake to rebuild audio / video shortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. UIUI User interface, for example.
  • Fusion is working on an image shortcode based on Shortcake, and should coordinate with Image Flow to see what’s happening there.
  • Given Matt H-Y’s list of “field builder”, would be good to touch base with metadata and CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. projects to see where there can be alignment.
  • v0.3 is scheduled for release on April 21st. It contains a grab bag of issues.
  • We want your help with documentation. Our wiki is available for anyone to edit, and documentation efforts could use a fresh pair of eyes. If you need technical assistance with your edits, feel free to open an issue.

Logs: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/feature-shortcode/p1428346927000055

Next chat: same time and place.

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