Plugin compatibility is one of the biggest concerns for people considering the switch. If there was an easily findable place where plugin support for CP could be documented and rated (eg, 1-works great; 2-minor issues; 3-breaks), it would make it easier to select plugins for CP sites.
Read-only archive : Issues · ClassicPress/ClassicPress · GitHub
Author : Ray Gulick
Vote count : 60
Status : open
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Like the idea.
~ posted by Voltaire
I would definitely support a plugins directory of sorts, however, I think this is directly related to how much support for GitHub (etc) that ClassicPress will have.
Ref: Issues · ClassicPress/ClassicPress · GitHub
Specifically, to differentiate this project from WordPress, to reduce work load, and to empower developers and agencies rather than creating another fiefdom of favoritism and corruption, I think a sort of “meta engine” or index of plugins would be more appropriate than a full blown WP.org style directory.
We were planning to do something similar for SlickStack, using the below website and their open source code as inspiration:
https://www.staticgen.com
See also:
https://githubreviews.com
This could be up and running in a matter of days, instead of years. Instead of e.g. whitelisting or blacklisting plugins or agencies that ClassicPress doesn’t like, which is the drama that has gone on for a decade at WP.org , it would entail something more along the lines of indexing every single compatible plugin on GitHub that currently supports ClassicPress (whether or not still maintained). I don’t think over moderating or filtering such an index is a good idea because it will only narrow the potential ecosystem of developers, cause drama, etc. Instead, the meta engine could integrate a reviews system, but not host the plugin code. To login and leave a review (or to login to ClassicPress.net ) it could require GitHub Oath to ensure that real identities are being used, to avoid trolling and spam, and to eliminate fake reviews and extortion of plugin authors… the reviews could also have a merit-based requirement meaning that only reviews that directly address the plugin’s functionality, code, etc will be retained. Complaining about the agency’s customer service or other unrelated topics (“I’ll change my review if you do XYZ…”) could be disallowed…
~ posted by Jesse
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viktor
June 24, 2022, 2:31am
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This is an old petition. We have a working directory now and working on improving it. So this is no longer needed.
The idea in the petition is not in the directory we have, though.
viktor
June 24, 2022, 1:23pm
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If I’m not mistaken, there were numerous discussions about not having rating/review system for plugins. There was one a few days ago on Slack based on something you shared about WP reviews, I think.
Yes, I’m not talking about reviews. But the idea of having a place that lists a lot of plugins and whether they support CP or not is clearly not in the CP plugin directory. The directory is more of a list of plugins from people who already know about CP.
The proposed list would be a lot of work, but it is a lookup table for compatibility. I don’t see a good way to do it.
But I don’t think you should close the petition with a remark about an unrelated thing. Give a real reason.
viktor
June 24, 2022, 2:30pm
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This actually was attempted:
This list is out of date and no longer maintained.
List of plugins I’ll be curating this list of plugins which have been tested by the community as working with ClassicPress v1.
Please add your list of tested plugins below and I’ll add them all to this first post to serve as the master list:
__debug by fwolf (CP v1) #
404page - your smart custom 404 error page by Peter Raschendorfer (CP v1)
AccessPress Social Pro (CP v1)
Accordeon Menu CK by Cédric KEIFLIN (CP v1) #
ACF Dupli…
A few real reasons:
This was attempted before and didn’t last.
Our focus is on the directory and plugins built for CP.
We don’t have resources to track compatibility with WP plugins, we shouldn’t do it either. That’s not our focus.
viktor
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June 27, 2022, 2:31am
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