Agenda for Thursday February 26th meetup

Item(s) for discussion this Thursday:

First Item

Much Ado About No Replies. We’re never going to get through 400+ pages of threads with no replies, sorry folks! How do we go about improving the situation to better represent what we can do and therefore make the queue more useful to us?

Proposal:

Phase 1: Limit No Replies queue to threads under 1 month, and remove no reply threads marked Resolved. This helps us out a ton, we shouldn’t be expected to do it all, we should only focus on what is current and therefore relevant. If folks still need help, they’ll ask again.

Phase 2: rel=”noindex” all topics with no reply, removing the rel=”noindex” once a reply is received. This will 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. (and eventually remove) them from search indexes, thus preventing folks from finding empty threads in their quest for answers.

If all in favor, we’ll file a 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. ticket.

Second Item

Ratings now reflect only normal reviews. Non-review star-only ratings have been removed from the ratings total, as have deleted reviews. See https://wordpress.org/support/topic/star-rating-of-our-plugin-has-changed-overnight-1-star-and-5-star-look-switched?replies=2#post-6614350 for details.

For any other items to add please suggest them in the comments. Or in the meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. itself; the group is pretty flexible. 😉