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The 4.1 Cut

YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
Member

I think it would be beneficial to not allow 4.1 to get as big as 4.0 did and to concentrate efforts on a smaller set of features. To that end I am proposing we start to compile that target list here now which I will kick off with what is already done (main items) plus those I feel (personal choice) we should tackle.

Currently Done:

  1. Admin Restructuring
  2. Admin form handling (currently ongoing)
  3. Front end restructuring and further query optimisation
  4. Forum Searches now include Topic Title
  5. Improvements to Topic Subscriptions
  6. Post/Topic Linking – use of Excerpt
  7. Post Ratings aggregation
  8. Removable Dashboard
  9. 'Spoiler' handling
  10. Member editing of own topic titles
  11. User Groups and WP Roles assignment

Andys Favourites (main):

  1. Overhaul of the Profile in line with multiple requests
  2. Overhaul of post/pm 'Quoting' (nugs and user requests)
  3. Let's make the PM inbox/sentbox more atractive!
  4. Configuration sub-system
  5. Some housekeeping routines (to help with DB problems) 
  6. Tagging sub-system
  7. Replacement Uploading sub-system
  8. Front-end Popup Help

Andys Favourites (second tier)!

  1. Sub-Forums
  2. Introduce more AJAX on some tasks (like the admin tools for example)

Over to you!

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MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
Member

thought quite a while on what to post here…  do I add mine to your list or just put in my own list and we find common ones?  Also, didnt address the ones already done or in work (not necessarily assigned though)…

so decided on the latter, and here is what I think we should do:

  1. Defects that are Normal, High or Critical (might want to review and make sure they really are defects)
  2. Profile overhaul
  3. Generic uploader
  4. Confguration system
  5. Blog link topics (quite popular and several open tickets to enhance)
  6. Comments (bring up to 2.7 and enhance – also quite popular)
  7. Javascript in footer (wp 2.8 issue)
  8. PM updates
  9. Watches/Subscriptions (remove without visiting topic)
  10. Sub Forums
  11. Points system
  12. Ranks images (ie badges)
  13. Tagging system
  14. More ahah/jquery

Its a big list and cant maybe do em all…  Lots of single tickets too that we might want to address but that wouldnt make a list like this…  I am thinking of this list as major new functionality…

I tried to put them in priority order too…  # 5 and #6 show up prominently on my list (and not in yours at all) because they are existing functions that people are using and enjoying but they are kind of half done.  One of those things were folks really start using them and now we need to finish or extend the capability. Would like to make sure we “finish” them up before we add too many more new capabilities.

What did I leave off from your list?

  1. Front end popup help
  2. Housekeeping routines

They are sure to generate some discussion and certainly not saying not important – just to me less important.

YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
Member

The thing about housekeeping is that it can help us cut down potential support problems!

OK – good list. Do we need to carve these tasks up? Out if the tasks that appear on BOTH lists these are the main ones I would really like to do the coding for:

  1. Profile
  2. Configurator
  3. PMs
  4. Sub forums

Were you wanting any of these?

MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
Member

no, you can have those…

ONLY ones I want are the points and badges…  Cool  jk… 

MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
Member

I would also suggest then, that we start bumping those that clearly dont make this kind of a list to 4.2 (or 5.0 if thats next based on previous discussion).  Will help keep the 4.1 list more manageable and set expectations.  We can always pull back in if time permits.

YS Yellow Swordfish
Yellow Swordfish
Member

Thought you might like to take a swipe a 'tags'…. Thought you might fancy 'polls' as well but  see neither of us included that….

Agree to bumping as log ass not bugs but I would go for 4.2…. Laugh

MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
Member

I may very well take a pass at tags, but not until I clear out my currently assigned tasks…  polls would be nice, but its a large undertaking and fear we already have a lot of large tasks for a dot release…

RA -Radio-
-Radio-
Member

with WPMU there are things that I would need to ask for on the things on your lists:

Registrations:

Ability to select alternate registration/recover pass/blog signup url.

Profiles:

Ability to select alternate profile urls (i.e. Edit own, Public viewable, view selected, members list)

PMs:

 Ability to select alternate inbox/sent/compose/pm selected urls

Avatars:

ability to use BuddyPress avatars (only slightly different than WP)

Site Admin:

Ability to set these options and lock away from blog admins globally, even if prior to sub blog installation (global data setting).

MP Mr Papa
Mr Papa
Member

this mu is starting to worry me… they are deviating further and further from core wp… we are going to need darn near a full time mu developer just to keep compatible…

on business trip so will digest this more upon my return… first glance – no clue what you are asking, but thats likely because I dont know/use wpmu…