1. Widgets Admin
Let's CMS it ALL
● User's want to add Widgets everywhere
● They should be able to... easily
Today
● “amr shortcode any widget” plugin
● “Widgets on Pages” plugin
● write_some_code();
2. What to do?
● 'Menus' had a nice facelift.
● Patches to core
● Admin layout
● Fix fugly stuff
● Nice hooks and what-not
● Plugin
● Wrappers for devs
● WYSIWYG hook up for users
● Educate Widget Devs
● Make shortcodes front-and-centre
● ???
Editor's Notes
Everywhere = Header, footer, sidebars, start of posts, start of pages, end of posts, end of pages, in posts, in pages, RSS entries Currently have to code or use plugins. Plugins are getting there... but not there yet Code prints out by default – fugly ob_get_contents();
Menus Custom nav walker, etc Nice UI Core Nice Widgets admin UI layout a-la theme shortcode suggestions. Search installed Search repo and install WYSIWYG auto lists(GUI—fies) available shortcodes