Idea's for WB3

[teressa]

Maybe you could call 'buckets' 'batches' to go with the baker theme.

[Ryan]

Reminder: there is no discussion allowed here - please talk privately about stuff like the buckets idea, and then have the original poster update their post. Remember there is only one post allowed per user, second/third/etc posts will be deleted.

[felix_se_cat]

maybe too late but my suggestions:

• custom fields for user registration
• disable that user can access the backend with his permissions to change his settings
• internal messaging system - to write other admins messages
• image editing possibilities
• memberlist
• wysiwyg editor where php code can be added
• the current menu functions - more precisely: their parameters -  page_menu() and show_menu() respectively confuse me a little bit - it would be nice if there would be only one clear function with the option to make an horizontal submenu
• admin templates would be cool
• mulitlangual support
• built-in statistics!
• possibility to use php code and WB Variables in the intro-page

[grizwold]

This might be way off, but I know a ton of people that would use and incorporate this feature into their site if they had knowledge of it.  I’m talking about implementing the yahoo, or google maps API some how, with an API editor.  I know for sure that you guys would be the first to come out with this feature.  There are a million uses for it.  Anyway if this idea goes into the trash, I think that your CMS is by far superior then anything that I have used, and can’t wait for future releases of it.  Thanks for all the hard work.   

[syplix]

I dont know if this has been mentioned or not, but in the Access area having the ability to assign pages to users rather than groups, would be quite convenient.

Thanks,

David.

[Bear]

This is something I am hoping to see in WB3. I am hoping it will go something like this...

When adding a new page, a new option will be available under the "Visibility" option (with Public, Private, etc.). This new option will be called something like "User" or whatever. Then, once the "User" option is chosen, it will spawn a drop down menu to the right with a list of all users (and groups) and will allow the selection of either a single user or multiple users (or groups) with permissions to view the new page. It would also be nice if when the drop down menu appears, the option to instead opt (with a checkbox) for a password would appear under it. This way, the admin can have complete control over the method and permision in which a user (or group) can view a page. That's my 2 cents.

[succhi]

I'll chime in with just a few things. I'm new to WB so I'll only mention the ones the would affect me now.

• The ability to have multiple template pages in a template design.
  e.g.
  $page[1] = "One Column"
  $page[2] = "Two Column"
  This way you set the system default to the template package (named in info.php) and WB uses $page[1] by default. Then in page settings where you and your editors can choose the template you only have the choice of pages from the current system selected template package
• In the Add Page area make available "advance settings" hidden with a css toggle so you could quickly pick a different template page or add a description etc
• Agan echoing the call to have tags available anywhere in a site ala textpattern [wb:funcname params /] or [wb:funcname params]args[/wb] so you could access core functions or snippets
• Find somewhere nicer for admin modules. Tucking them at the bottom of the settings page and hiding them behind a button click is annoying. Perhaps put them on the Add-Ons > Module page. View details is already on that page.
• I agree about having an image resizing/make thumbnail capability
• The ability to categorise a post so you could make a "related article/page" listing

That'll do for now.

Added 28 Mar 06 I have been thinking about the 'media' tab/page. I would love to see the simple elegance the home page has brought to this page. For starters create icons for the major media groupings, 'images', 'flash', 'files', 'audio/video'. This sets us up for some nice features. We could set access perms for each media category. Different file locations could be set so the filing challenged would stuff things up and also we can restrict the file types that are added to each category, only images in the image folder. Even further than that a setting could allow for the extensions to be listed by the admin for real flexibility. e.g. you could allow only .pdf and no .docs in the 'file' category etc. Real flexibility would allow those extensions to be changed for each group, allowing some groups to add only pdfs, but other groups could add .ppt files etc. Now that we have categories it would also give us a chance to treat images as they should be treated, with thumbnails in the index and a nice place for doing resizing etc.

Stuart

[Isabel]

• Find somewhere nicer for admin modules. Tucking them at the bottom of the settings page and hiding them behind a button click is annoying. Perhaps put them on the Add-Ons > Module page. View details is already on that page.

As a corollary to admin things, I was thinking that one way to help reduce the scrolling on the Settings page (especially with the click to go to Advanced settings) would be to have a tab-type system in the page.  I've worked in the past on a successful implementation of a similar system that used anchors to quickly move between tab panels.

Cheers,

Isabel

Additional comment:

I'd like to have the option of changing my URLs so they are numbered, rather than showing the page name.  Then, I can move a page and my links don't break (or anyone else's links to my site, either).

[webbie]

Beginner in WB, my first impressions that lead to suggestions about WB3

• keep it simple, that's what made my choice (and i've seen many cms's) and it's the biggest card that WB holds !
• every expansion should be on optional module basis
• keep wysiwyg simple, it's all about users who don't no about coding. There is nothing wrong with the code block: make a script / jump out of WB and come back with results / display the results in WB
• horizontal navigation because of a full screen usage possibility for content
• NO multi-user facilities. As a user, I want my own package !
• permissions on a per user basis (an optional setting)
• upload/download module with free choice of folder-structures and permissions per user (settings). X can upload a,b,c / Y can download b,c and upload d, e etc..
• after sign-up (first time user), tell that user that the secrets are in the email and only display a link to the login page. It's confusing now. OR give him that login page with his name and password allready entered in the fields, still giving a note that the rest is in the email.

CONGATULATIONS ! for a cms that takes into account that the user can be anyone. .
I love websitebaker.

[rabsaul]

• Integrated forum module - i.e. shared login and templating with the rest of the site.
• Complete revamp of default table code (e.g. search results etc). Go with divs and stop specifying widths. Few 3-column layouts can handle a 500px table.
• FCK is default installed editor.

And I echo the common refrain. Keep it simple. It's precisely what makes WB so great. 

[Fratm]

Blogging features:

• Blog Archive features (Most important)
• Spell Checker
• Track back
• Pings

Take a look at wordpress, the features in that software are sweet, if I could figure out how to make wordpress a module,  I would... But so far all my attempts have been disapointing.

-Fratm

[Stu-Art]

Hi,
What are the ideas for a Photo Gallery,  90% of all WB sites have one.  Also, the ability to create thumbnails from the media gallery and select them from the WSIWIG editor would be very useful.  You could think of integrating imanager http://net4visions.com/dev/imanager/imanager.php into the add media section and the ability to upload zip files. I can't understand why this doesn't already exist as you load zip files for module and template uploads.

Stu...

[Jamie]

• A spellchecker would be great on the wysiwig editor,
• Also simple version control would be useful, but keep it out the way of the main functionality as not to complicate a great interface. 

Regards

Jamie Cash
http://www.ecommerce-consultancy.co.uk

[kweitzel]

What I actually would like to see, is the option to block a page automatically, if somebody else is working on it / editing it.

cheers

Klaus

[Bonkie]

What I actually would like to see, is the option to block a page automatically, if somebody else is working on it / editing it.

cheers

Klaus

that is a great idea... it is also in joomla/mambo.... great idee..

[xillion]

I don't know if its usefull to add ideas for WB3, anyways here is my list:

• Multi-Site Deployment (Run multiple sites on one core code base, SEE Midgard CMS!)
• Style Wizard (Wizard to define a lay-out,f.e 1.choos lay-out 2.choose colors 3.etc..)
• UI Levels (Different user interface levels, for n00b user, for intermediate user, for experts user)
• AJAX optimising
• Page Caching (Smarty?)
• Content Scheduling (f.e: an editor wrote some texts, the textst must approved by an admin.)
• Content Staging (test server - live server. when the test server is ready you can push it live)
• WebDAV Support (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV)
• Web-based Translation Management (online editting language files)

[twiggy]

A few ideas i have here

 :-DBetter control over menu's (where they can be placed)....
 :-DBuilt in image gallery and forum....
 :-DBuilt in advertisment scheme....

For now thats all i can think but will post more possible ideas as and when they come to mind...

Keep up the good work folks

[apollo13]

Probably my ideas have been posted already, but here they are:

• Include a forum to WB.
• Better User (and group) management, like one user could be in two or more groups.
• I like the idea of using a apt-get like method to install modules etc, but don't deltete the old method. I don't know what function you are going to use to fetch new module updates (installations etc.) from another server, but this functions could be disabled on some hosters for security reasons (allow_url_fopen == no for example). The old method would be the last backdoor for those users.

//EDIT:
A possibility for the modules to write into the head tag would be fine, because by now the style tags prevent validation and you hav to copy paste them to the stylesheet...
//EDIT2: to apt-get
Implement something to ignore the deafult max_execution_time, which becomes a problem when files are big...

cheers apollo13

[CompuP]

The use of our "CMFperfect" could reduce the development time og WB3.

You should take a look on it.

The 3 hourly SVN export you can get her:

http://wedefo.inters4s.net/modules/PDdownloads/visit.php?cid=9&lid=82

[glenn]

i love the concept of the developer creating the template and the software places the chunks of content, navigation etc into it and then creating static pages. This is very unique as most sytems build the template.

Please Please don't change this.

Some users in this thread have asked for horisonatal nav. This is already done via the templates
http://www.edwardsmotors.com.au/ code from here: http://www.dvize.com/website-baker.html

what i would like is an extension of this concept. The user can choose a "group" of templates and the site is viewed using pages, created from this group.

The application of this is one group would be Mobile devises. If the user chooses this group, then all pages will be rendered using the mobile devise templates. i would also create low and high bandwidth groups.

For each group, WB would actually be publishing the pages for each group. So for three groups, there would actually be three different websites, published using 3 groups of templates from the one admin section.

www.website.com/mobile
www.website.com/lowband
www.website.com/highband
www.website.com/PS2P
www.website.com/tv

i hope this make sence.

[marco_panino]

Hi,

* keep simple, easy to use
* make a full XHTML code
* separate contents (XHTML) and presentation (CSS)
* perhaps I forget: KEEP SIMPLE!
* I hope multi-menu will be easier
* good luck!

[heavenchun83]

My idea...............
1)the security is bad.Suppose put something like ./htaccess file....to avoid any ppl to access any private zone.I can hack wb with easily......
2)Pages edit which using htmlarea.I think need also mode for programming mode.I means can edit with write coding.I normally put .htacess in the htmlarea folder and then open wb and edit again.This for sometime that i want flash object or anything..........
3)Search is need to improve like google search.Can highlight keyword that we want search and had briefly short summary or word about it for easy recongnize.
4)Need to design more template........
5)The htmlarea is not stable.Sometime when i want to delete words but it cant.I think not relate hardware problem.Bec i using 2.4g and 1g ram.I have try other pc and also same.
6)Enable add flash in wb.Making wb more flexible.
7)If cant,making wb also suitable for e-commerce purpose like shopping cart.....Can enable and disable for shopping cart function.

[moonlighting-coder]

Perhaps, subgroups? They would have the same (or similar but do not exceed the parent's) permissions; and,  would inherit access to any pages that the parent group has the ability to access.  Just my 2 cents.

[pengwnfistoffury]

Here are a few ideas, don't get me wrong or anything what we have now is great, but this might make things easier.

* Get rid of the /pages folder, just keep everying thing in the root.
* Get rid of all templates and just have one generic or default one like allcss, if you want to add or create a template use the modules part, this will help cut down on files as well.
* In the root have index.php and content.php that way you can have a custom home page and custom sub pages with out using the admin, i find it had to do the use enter page for the sites, would like to have the navigation show up on the index and the content pages, to keep the site uniform when moving forward.

We need to keep it basic and easy, if you want extra bells and whistles use modules.
Great Job guys and keep up the good work.

[petervc]

I don't know if it aready is posted (i have not read all fantastic idea's yet), but way not implement a general anti-spam function. So it whatever text with spam in any page is posted the changes won't work. And what realy would stop those spam people is just to ban them from the entire site for x hours  (or even days).

I think that this would solve a lot of re-writing spam filters in lots of modules.

It's sounds drastic, but spams just becomes a real pain in the a.....   

Greedz,
Peter.