I wish to a perfect WordPress
I am happy with wordpress, i can do whatever i want, despite i still do many things from the code. Working with the code is not a problem for me, but it is for my clients.
I tested wordpress advanced templates, theme frameworks or plugins to enhance wordpress usability, but the results are still far from perfection.
I don’t need the complicated things that theme frameworks offer to me. I want simple things.
1. Menu management
As i heard, this feature is under development for Wordperess 3.0. It is a simple thing but a good one. You can’t have a good CMS without altering the menu. It is a must to have hidden pages and it is a pain to edit a template file when you want to do such a minor change.
2. Better seo integration.
I don’t want fancy stuff or SEO to be done by itself, but i want to be able to set custom title and meta tags.
3. Selective Widgets
I like how widgets work, but sometimes i don’t want them to show on all pages. This will be a huge improvement to wordpress if you can select pages the widget will show on. I know there is a plugin that does that but sometimes i feel more confortable to do it from code rather than with a plugin.
4. Adding PHP code into widgets
I like the Text/HTML widget, it allows me to add stuff to the sidebar. But the problem is that i cannot add PHP. If i use a plugin that don’t use a widget i have to add the code by myself. I would like to have a PHP widget so the code that i enter there will be executed as PHP. I would like to have the option to add PHP code into wordpress rte editor.
I understand that there are security issues with all these, but it can be done.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 11:26 am
This is good wish list. Do you know when the next version is planned for release. I keep hearing that it’s coming soon, but I don’t know what that means. Am I the only one in the dark on this?
1, 2 and 3 sound like winners, I’m really not too sure what your chances are on #4. Good luck!
@Ileane
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
I know about the new release, i’ve tested the first beta of WordPress 3. The menu management will be added for sure.