Request for Testing: Slides Plugin

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The Training team is on the lookout for simplified way to create slides. We need:

An interface similar to writing a WordPress Post
A centralized location to access slides
Means to audit and revise slide content as WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. updates
Consideration for 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) and translation
Means to download or use the slides without internet connectivity

We have historically tried tools like Google Slides and Shower.js (similar to storing Reveal.js slides in 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/). We found some of these options worked, but still were a barrier for new contributors to use.

Use Case:

During State of the WordState of the Word This is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/. 2019, Matt’s presentation used a 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. editor 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 to create the slides, with quite a crew of folks that helped build the plugin and his presentation.

State of the Word: the story of the slides

Get Slides Plugin:

You can find the Slides and Presentations plugin on Plugins:

Slides & Presentations

Benefits

This Slides plugin looks especially interesting because it would offer us :

Using slides in the WordPress editor experience
A centralized location for auditing and empowering to update later as the revision tools become available on Learn
Options to download the slides
Templating for design, accessibility, and good 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.
No pre-required skills with GitHub to create or present the slides

Testing and Feedback

Install the plugin
Create a simple slide presentation
- Add additional slides
- Add media
- Use the speaker notes
Save the slides
Display in browser
- Does your theme conflict with slides displaying? (having the plugin on Learn would use the Learn theme – possibly with custom styles for that post type, solving any theme conflicts)
Export the slides

Comment below with feedback

ashiquzzaman 6:48 pm on January 29, 2021

Hi @Courtney, Just tested 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. the slides were displaying correctly and I could export the presentation.
- Courtney Engle Robertson 11:10 pm on January 30, 2021
  
  That’s great to hear. Did you find it intuitive to use? Would you recommend any feature additions for 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?
  - ashiquzzaman 4:23 am on January 31, 2021
    
    Overall, good experience. But, I think “New slide” making experience could be better, I was a bit confused and had to fumble a bit.
abhi5515521c 9:49 am on February 7, 2021

Just now tested 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 good experience and just make sure the slides are easier to export and design
Daisy Olsen 3:42 pm on March 4, 2021

This came up in the Learn SiteLearn site The Training Team publishes its completed lesson plans at https://learn.wordpress.org/ which is often referred to as the "Learn" site. working group meeting. I just wanted to mention that it might be good to connect the developer into the conversation to be sure there is someone to maintain it into the future 🙂
- Courtney Engle Robertson 8:07 pm on March 4, 2021
  
  Good point. I tried to reach out via 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/. but had to reply. It is also attributed to the .org user account, so I was hoping it’d be a better chance of support and approval with 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..
Meagan Hanes 2:23 am on August 19, 2022

@courane01 Howdy! Is this the most recent update on this slides topic? I do recall it being a sticky item to resolve. I’m available to re-test 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 to ensure it’s still our top candidate.