GSoC Proposal: Enhanced Admin Pages

I’m planning on applying as a GSoC 2010 volunteer for WordPress. This is a working draft of my proposal.

One of the key features missing from the list-type administration screens is the ability to view items sorted by a certain column. For example, on the posts screen, you should be able to view posts sorted by comment count etc.

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scbFramework: Version 1.5

I’ve recently learned that register_uninstall_hook() allows a single callback per plugin. This meant that if you were using both scbOptions and scbTable, for example, when a user uninstalled that plugin, either the option wasn’t deleted or the table wasn’t dropped.

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Front-end Editor: Common Mistakes In Themes

Although Front-end Editor tries to be compatible with as many themes as possible, there’s only so much it can do.
No wp_footer() call
Lots of plugins, including this one, rely on the wp_footer() call to include their JavaScript files. Open your theme’s footer.php file and make sure you have this line somewhere:

<?php wp_footer(); ?>

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WP-UserOnline: Version 2.60

Last month, Lester Chan, one of the most respected plugin authors in the WordPress world, has announced that he will no longer be able to continue development on his plugins.

Since I use WP-UserOnline on all of my sites, I adopted it (along with WP-PageNavi) and will continue to support it.

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Smart Archives Reloaded: Version 1.9

Lots of goodies in this release, based on the feedback and requests I got from you guys (and gals).

First off, there’s a new format called “menu”. It’s basically the year and month menu from the fancy format, but without the post list. It’s meant to be displayed on year and month based archives.

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