Topic: Plugin Description Suggestion (Read 21490 times)

mtdewvirus · « **on:** 05 December 2007, 19:37 »

Many plugins include wp-admin type links in the description of the plugin so people can easily configure the options for a plugin. I am using your pluginsUsed plugin but modified it to strip out any urls from the description. Might be a good idea to do this automatically so these links do not appear to normal visitors of a blog.

Ttech · « **Reply #1 on:** 05 December 2007, 21:24 »

I guess if the link contains wp-admin, but it would be a bit of work.

WheresWaldo · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 December 2007, 04:44 »

I would like this feature added also, just strip out any <a href= references that are in the plugin description and perhaps replace the attribute with either italics or strong or both.

Just so you know, since you do not do this currently pages that have links in the description usually fail XHTML Validation.

GaMerZ · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 December 2007, 05:13 »

removed link and replace it with strong? Nice, will add it in the later release, since it is not that difficult

WheresWaldo · « **Reply #4 on:** 08 January 2008, 21:13 »

Any word on this, I would consider it a "Security Update".

Ttech · « **Reply #5 on:** 08 January 2008, 23:33 »

None yet

GaMerZ · « **Reply #6 on:** 09 January 2008, 02:00 »

busy with my school right now, and I don't see why it is a security update, even if the user click on the link, he will still have to login into wp-admin.

WheresWaldo · « **Reply #7 on:** 09 January 2008, 14:09 »

Quote from: GaMerZ on 09 January 2008, 02:00

busy with my school right now, and I don't see why it is a security update, even if the user click on the link, he will still have to login into wp-admin.

While you are correct, this is just one opportunity for people to click on something and go to a place you simply don't want the user to go. It is not the best "user experience". It just feels like a hole that needs to be filled.

But, school is much more important than this, so I say stick with the studies and we will all be patient.

GaMerZ · « **Reply #8 on:** 09 January 2008, 15:36 »

thanks =)

Ttech · « **Reply #9 on:** 10 January 2008, 00:45 »

Since I suppose this is a security update. I can fix it.

WheresWaldo, it needs to strip out what again? Just to make sure everything is clear.

WheresWaldo · « **Reply #10 on:** 10 January 2008, 04:15 »

Some of the plugin descriptions will point themselves to their admin pages. For example: WP-Super-Cache in it's description has a link to the admin page where you enable the cache. Others may have links in their description to plug-in web pages, etc. In the Plugins Used plugin the format seems to be:

NAME OF PLUGIN
Author (url)
Description

I have no issue with links after the author, since that points at the authors site or plugin homepage and more people using a plugin usually means more support. But in the description it would be nice if any links were converted to plain text formatted either strong, italic or both. My preference would be both. That way there are no wayward links in the description that allow the enduser to see the directory structure of your blog site.

Also by converting all links in the description there is no need to figure out what kind of link it is, just convert them all. Does this make sense?

Ttech · « **Reply #11 on:** 10 January 2008, 05:11 »

So,
replace all links with the tag?

Ttech · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 January 2008, 05:11 »

In the description?

WheresWaldo · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 January 2008, 04:33 »

Quote from: Ttech on 10 January 2008, 05:11

In the description?

replace all the links <a href=></a> in the description with and only in the description.

Ttech · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 January 2008, 18:14 »

and bold? OK, I'll set it as an option.

I'll get that done.

paLux · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 January 2008, 00:36 »

Any way for me to strip the descriptions from the display? I I want to save some space (as I have so many plugins).

Yes, I am a plugin junkie!

Peter

GaMerZ · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 January 2008, 01:30 »

Just removed the variable $active_plugins['Description'] and $inactive_plugins['Description'] in pluginsused.php

paLux · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 January 2008, 09:50 »

Thank you... it worked a charm!
Peter

Ttech · « **Reply #18 on:** 19 January 2008, 04:44 »

Glad it works...

WheresWaldo · « **Reply #19 on:** 28 January 2008, 15:49 »

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