Comments on: WordPress Packages? http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/ WordPress, web development, and world domination. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:29:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19719 By: Six Revisions On Missing Features In WordPress http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-171436 Six Revisions On Missing Features In WordPress Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:56:40 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-171436 [...] will not create and maintain these new branches but nothing stopped anyone else from doing so. Dougal has a few tips and a link that explains how to use the install.php file to create automated WordPress [...] [...] will not create and maintain these new branches but nothing stopped anyone else from doing so. Dougal has a few tips and a link that explains how to use the install.php file to create automated WordPress [...]

]]> By: shawn http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-168151 shawn Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:11:05 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-168151 I sure hope this makes it into wp someday. I run a wpmu network where I find that I spend most of my day simply setting up new sites that for the most part all use the same theme/widgets/plugins. Having it automated in wpmu would save me so many hours a month that I could actually contemplate leaving the office from time to time. I sure hope this makes it into wp someday. I run a wpmu network where I find that I spend most of my day simply setting up new sites that for the most part all use the same theme/widgets/plugins.

Having it automated in wpmu would save me so many hours a month that I could actually contemplate leaving the office from time to time.

]]> By: Maria http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167303 Maria Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:52:51 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167303 I love wordpress is more easy and give me more, a packages is really interesting then we can have a lot of more tools in one. I´m really new in this and i´m learning a lot when i read blogs like this, thaks for the information ! I love wordpress is more easy and give me more, a packages is really interesting then we can have a lot of more tools in one. I´m really new in this and i´m learning a lot when i read blogs like this, thaks for the information !

]]> By: Frank http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167251 Frank Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:31:21 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167251 I think, the actually possibilities to add a own install is easy and very goog. Ise a custom install or write a small plugin to load all options, plugins and settings after the default install. This is a nice way and easy to customize. Best regards Better and important is the theme of core plugins in the next versions of WordPress. I think, the actually possibilities to add a own install is easy and very goog. Ise a custom install or write a small plugin to load all options, plugins and settings after the default install. This is a nice way and easy to customize.
Best regards

Better and important is the theme of core plugins in the next versions of WordPress.

]]> By: Otto http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167250 Otto Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:47:03 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167250 Code-wise, automating installation of several plugins is actually pretty easy. A few lines of code to install a plugin from WP-Extend, if you know the slug. Use the plugins_api to get the download link, create a Plugin_Updater class with the right params to install it, call activate_plugin to activate it. A whole lot more lines for user interface and such. So it wouldn't be too difficult to come up with some list of plugins for different cases and then make some code to automate their installation. You could even build it into a plugin, so the user can one-click select a set of plugins for a given task, and have it download them all and activate them in some sequence. Code-wise, automating installation of several plugins is actually pretty easy. A few lines of code to install a plugin from WP-Extend, if you know the slug. Use the plugins_api to get the download link, create a Plugin_Updater class with the right params to install it, call activate_plugin to activate it. A whole lot more lines for user interface and such.

So it wouldn’t be too difficult to come up with some list of plugins for different cases and then make some code to automate their installation. You could even build it into a plugin, so the user can one-click select a set of plugins for a given task, and have it download them all and activate them in some sequence.

]]> By: Dougal http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167249 Dougal Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:25 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167249 I just watched your screencast, and I'm duly impressed! Add an easy way to have it fetch other plugins and it's going to kick some major, major butt. I can definitely imagine this going into Core in the future. I just watched your screencast, and I’m duly impressed!

Add an easy way to have it fetch other plugins and it’s going to kick some major, major butt. I can definitely imagine this going into Core in the future.

]]> By: Dougal http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167248 Dougal Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:28:19 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167248 Yes, Open Atrium is something they talked about in that podcast, and it had crossed my radar a few weeks ago, when they were preparing to release the beta. I haven't had a chance to look at it myself, but it sounds very interesting and cool. Yes, Open Atrium is something they talked about in that podcast, and it had crossed my radar a few weeks ago, when they were preparing to release the beta. I haven’t had a chance to look at it myself, but it sounds very interesting and cool.

]]> By: Laura Kalbag http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167247 Laura Kalbag Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:13:04 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167247 This was something we spoke about at the WordHack lunch at WordCamp UK this year. I love the idea of having something similar to the Add On collections on Firefox. From a user/designer point of view, it would be great to have packages that were recommended by developers that really know their stuff! This was something we spoke about at the WordHack lunch at WordCamp UK this year. I love the idea of having something similar to the Add On collections on Firefox.

From a user/designer point of view, it would be great to have packages that were recommended by developers that really know their stuff!

]]> By: DD32 http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167246 DD32 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:37:47 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167246 This is actually something i've been slowly working towards, An early revision of it is this: http://dd32.id.au/2009/07/26/announcing-wordpress-automatic-installer/ Basically my aim is to allow for plugin "groups" to be automatically installed at the same time as WordPress gets installed.. Whilst it currently doesnt allow extra Plugin install (And that'll be the next thing i do once i've got a free weekend..), I think its probably a definite thing thats going to happen, Just look at the current generation of "WordPress packages" being sold, You're not really buying support with many of them, just the fact that the install package has "99 brilliant plugins to improve your blogging experience out of the packet!".... This is actually something i’ve been slowly working towards, An early revision of it is this:
http://dd32.id.au/2009/07/26/announcing-wordpress-automatic-installer/

Basically my aim is to allow for plugin “groups” to be automatically installed at the same time as WordPress gets installed..

Whilst it currently doesnt allow extra Plugin install (And that’ll be the next thing i do once i’ve got a free weekend..), I think its probably a definite thing thats going to happen, Just look at the current generation of “WordPress packages” being sold, You’re not really buying support with many of them, just the fact that the install package has “99 brilliant plugins to improve your blogging experience out of the packet!”….

]]> By: adrian http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/07/30/wordpress-packages/#comment-167202 adrian Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:41:09 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1608#comment-167202 If you want an example of what an install profile can be , check out http://www.openatrium.com And install profiles aren't that great in d5 / d6 due to implementation issues, but we are working on resolving that. If you want an example of what an install profile can be , check out http://www.openatrium.com

And install profiles aren’t that great in d5 / d6 due to implementation issues, but we are working on resolving that.

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