Talked with @coffee2code about Profiles today He’s going…

Talked with @coffee2code about Profiles today.

  • He’s going to deployDeploy Launching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it's available to visitors. (and test, and fix any bugs) the profile/buddypress stuff that Mert did during GSoC. At this time only the back-end stuff is going to be deployedDeploy Launching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it's available to visitors., no UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. changes.
  • Scott is going to install/turn on 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(s) to pull Make posts and comments, tracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. comments, etc into the activity stream to make it more inclusive.
  • I’ll work with @melchoyce on new UI for profiles based on my conversation with Scott.
  • After the back end stuff is running smoothly, will work on launching UI improvement.

Later follow-up work/projects:

  • Bring activity from events (wordcamps, meetups, etc) into the stream.
  • Create one .org profile instead of 2 (bring in the support stuff).
  • Related: upgrade forums to current bbPressbbPress Free, open source software built on top of WordPress for easily creating forums on sites. https://bbpress.org. plugin (big standalone project, big implications, but will tie in)

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