Shortcake (Shortcode UI) chat summary – November 2nd, 2015

Present: @danielbachhuber, @goldenapples, @matth_eu

Logs: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/feature-shortcode/p1446494424000273

  • We released Shortcake v0.6.0. Read through the full release notes.
  • Weekly meetings are on hold until January. Between now and then, we’ll be thinking about what we need to do to put forth a coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. proposal. @matth_eu might put together sketches.
  • We missed the boat on getting a Shortcake representative to the community summit, and are researching ways to helicopter @goldenapples to said community summit boat.

Next chat: sometime in January 2016

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Fields API chat summary – October 5th, 2015

Present: @sc0ttkclark, @nicholas_io, @tomharrigan, @ericlewis, @potatomaster

Logs: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/core-fields/s1444021200000000

  • I just got 100 hours from 10up to work on Fields API!
  • I will be working on getting the WP 4.3 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. changes put into the Fields APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways., my first pass doesn’t have unit tests passing yet
  • We’ll be fleshing out Control classes, based on Customizer control classes and expand the main control class into individual classes as opposed to a ‘switch’
  • We laid out a few implementations we’d like to get into prototyping
    • User profile fields (piggy backing existing UIUI User interface of section heading + fields) @sc0ttkclark
    • Settings API (cue the oooh’s and aaah’s sound effect) @sc0ttkclark
    • Post editor (metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. boxes + fields) @tomharrigan
    • WidgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. forms @nicholas_io
    • Future: Term editor (sections + fields)
    • Future: Comment forms?
  • We want to improve the main Fields API readme to better explain the project, offer more links to information about the Customizer API since it’s what we based the Fields API on, and flesh out more examples
  • We need more examples, so any use-cases we can put together for any object type, would be handy to start putting that code together (structures, not custom implementations or overrides)

We certainly could use additional contributors involved with the project, especially as we seek to start more implementation prototypes of how things could work. Just hop into SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. #core-fields or check out our Github repo. Over the next 5 weeks my involvement in the project will be greatly increased, so if you are going to get involved — now would be the right timing!

Next chat: Monday 20:00 UTC 2015 (every Monday)

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Shortcake (Shortcode UI) chat summary – October 5th, 2015

Present: @danielbachhuber, @goldenapples, @matth_eu

Logs: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/feature-shortcode/p1444071794000007

  • Matt’s making process on support for encoding HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. in attributes. Gallery functionality is also almost done, but there’s one small 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..
  • Than started work on trying to add some filters that can be used to handle floated/non-blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. previews. It still some work to go, as it’ll involve overriding some methods deep in mce.view.
  • Daniel will hit up the backlog when he has a moment, as there are a number of unanswered open issues.
  • We discussed inline editing and agreed upon an ideal abstraction .

Next chat: same time and place

Next release: v0.6.0 – Tuesday, November 3rd

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Shortcake (Shortcode UI) chat summary – August 31st, 2015

Present: @danielbachhuber, @matth_eu

Logs: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/feature-shortcode/p1441047764000146

  • v0.5.0 was released last Wednesday.
  • We picked a release date for v0.6.0: Tuesday, November 3rd.
  • Opened a bunch of issues to work on for final coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. integration.
  • Triaged the issue backlog a bit.

Next chat: same time and place

Next release: v0.6.0 – Tuesday, November 3rd

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oEmbed Chat Summary – July 20th, 2015

Yesterday we held our first weekly chat in #feature-oembed. Hooray! There were quite a few participants already, which is great.

Logs can be found here: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/feature-oembed/p1437426031000036

Summary:

  • There’s a proof-of-concept oEmbed implementation in the develop branch on GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that 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/ (demo):
  • We agreed on keeping the embeds simple and minimally styled.
  • As expected, there was quite a discussion about the direction to pursue. There are basically two ways for doing this:
    1. WordPress has an oEmbed endpoint and returns HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. people can embed
    2. WordPress has no endpoint. We scrape the referenced websites to get data for a preview. Kinda like Facebook, SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. or Twitter show previews for links.
  • We decided on first finishing the HTML, as we need that anyway. After that we can focus on the next steps.

Development happens on GitHub, where we’ll be filing a couple of issues to work on until Monday. Anyone is welcome to contribute to the 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.

Next chat: Monday, July 27, 2015 21:00 UTC

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Two-Factor Authentication — First Weekly Meeting!

Our very first first weekly meeting will be July 23rd, 2015 at 15:00 EDT in the #core-passwords channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

We’ll be addressing some varied issues such as:

  • meeting times (is this a good time for everyone? Is earlier/later better?)
  • Two-Factor Providers, who is working on each.
  • Open Issues.
  • Code Reviews.
  • etc.

As I’m going on Paternity leave in mid-September for a bit, I’m also hoping that over the next few weeks we can collectively find someone else willing to take up the mantle and push Two-Factor forward in my absence.

For anyone else just new to this, who is wondering what the deuce I’m talking about, Two-Factor is a feature proposal for core to introduce two-factor support in the interest of greater security and paving the cowpaths with a standard api for plugins to extend to provide their own two-factor providers. Active development is currently on GitHub here ==> https://github.com/georgestephanis/two-factor — and I’m happy to add any regular core contributors as contributors on the repo — just ask during our meeting or in the comments below!

#chats, #feature-plugins, #two-factor, #updates

Feature Plugin Chat on July 14

Hey everyone!

As I mentioned at this week’s dev chat, we’re going to have a feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. chat this coming Tuesday July 14 19:00 UTC.

If you have an idea that you’d like to propose as a feature plugin or if you have a feature plugin already in development, come to the chat and comment below with the following details:

  • A brief (one paragraph) overview of your feature plugin proposal.
  • Current status (e.g. idea, planning, early/late development, existing 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, testing, stable, etc). If you’re just in the idea stages, list any existing plugins that are similar to your idea.
  • A list of those involved or already interested in your feature plugin (including you!).
  • A link to the plugin in the 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/ plugin directory and/or GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that 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/ repository, if applicable
  • What you’d like help with (scoping, planning, wireframing, development, design, etc).

Please leave just one comment per feature plugin/idea so others can comment on the ones they’re interested in.

Current feature plugin leads: We want your feature plugins here too! Please post an update with the information above.

#chats, #core-plugins, #feature-plugins

Feature Plugin Chat tomorrow

As mentioned at the dev chat last week, we’re having a feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. chat tomorrow, April 29, 2014 20:00 UTC in #wordpress-dev. That’s the same time, same place as the dev chat on a different day. (The dev chat will take place on Wednesday, like normal.)

Just like we did before, post your feature ideas here in one comment with the following information:

  • A brief (one paragraph) overview of your feature plugin proposal.
  • Current 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 status (idea stage, planning stage, under development, existing feature plugin, prior work, etc).
  • A list of those involved or already interested in your feature plugin (including you!)
  • What you’d like help with (scoping, planning, wireframing, development, design, etc).

Again, this post and the accompanying chat is for posting ideas that you’d be interested in working on. It is not for posting every feature idea you have for WordPress.

Current feature plugin leads: Please post an update for your plugin here, along with the information above.

We’ll go through current feature plugins at a brisk pace, then talk about the new ones that are forming.

See you tomorrow!

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