ProBoards Plugin Library

[Peter]

Tim Camara

Any reason why new lines aren't being converted for some of the message (not just 1 plugin, it's happening on a few)?

Example (where it lists the features):

www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/28

Thanks

[Tim Camara]

Overzealous regex, apparently. Hadn't noticed that before, just fixed it now, so it should be pushed out with the next update.

[Shrike]

Just wondering, what determines the plugin author name? I'm assuming it is the name of the global account logged into when exporting the plugin, and not the name of the account on the forum you're exporting from. I would export a plugin and see what name it chooses, but I'd rather it not use my admin account's RP character name from the betazone forum I'd written them on

Edit: It, understandably, uses that RP character name in the change log because that was the account being used. I can edit that without a problem, but that is what threw me at first.

[Tim Camara]

It uses the name set for your global account here: www.proboards.com/account/settings. The About Me section from that same page will show up on your author page as well.

[Jessecast]

When will we be able to update plugins without having to enter all the information we previously did to get the plugin?

[Tim Camara]

The only information you have to re-enter are the tags and thumbnails.

[Wormopolis]

May 6, 2013 7:36:58 GMT -8 Tim Camara said:

The only information you have to re-enter are the tags and thumbnails.

suggestion for future:  make it where tags and images DONT have to be re-uploaded unless a checkbox is clicked saying you WANT to change them?


otherwise Im liking everything so far!  cant wait to see how the rating and comments sections pan out.

[Tim Camara]

We are planning on doing something like that (a little more powerful/flexible though), we just haven't had the time yet.

[Former Member]

I have a question. When we update the plugin, does it automatically update it in the library?

[Peter]

May 7, 2013 3:26:18 GMT -8 @vip said:

I have a question. When we update the plugin, does it automatically update it in the library?

When you submit your plugin again (update), it then has to get approved.  Once approved, it updates the plugin entry in the library, nothing else needs to be done by you.

[Wormopolis]

I noticed that it lists when it uses a key, but Im concerned when it lists post keys as "super" keys.. it might dissuade someone from downloading a plugin thinking it will use up a super-user key spot (or they dont have any slots left).

[Tim Camara]

That's a side-effect of an earlier bug in the library, I'll try to go through and fix it today. Let me know if it's happening to newly uploaded plugins at this point.

[Peter]

I was just looking through some plugins that had ratings, and to be honest, it just doesn't work for me. People are rating a plugin with 1 star and asking for support, or rating a plugin and then saying it's brilliant, but only rating it 3 stars (which makes no sense to me if the plugin does what it says on the tin and works fine).

proboards.com/library/plugins/item/2 (Brian)
proboards.com/library/plugins/item/124 (Wormopolis)
proboards.com/library/plugins/item/94 (mine)

I think a simple thumbs up / down system would be a better idea.

[Stinky666]

May 10, 2013 1:31:43 GMT -8 Peter said:

I was just looking through some plugins that had ratings, and to be honest, it just doesn't work for me. People are rating a plugin with 1 star and asking for support, or rating a plugin and then saying it's brilliant, but only rating it 3 stars (which makes no sense to me if the plugin does what it says on the tin and works fine).

proboards.com/library/plugins/item/2 (Brian)
proboards.com/library/plugins/item/124 (Wormopolis)
proboards.com/library/plugins/item/94 (mine)

I think a simple thumbs up / down system would be a better idea.

In order to rate, do you HAVE to give a review? If not, it doesn't let me rate anything anyway
If you do, then that makes sense

[Peter]

May 10, 2013 2:11:36 GMT -8 Stinky666 said:

May 10, 2013 1:31:43 GMT -8 Peter said:

I was just looking through some plugins that had ratings, and to be honest, it just doesn't work for me. People are rating a plugin with 1 star and asking for support, or rating a plugin and then saying it's brilliant, but only rating it 3 stars (which makes no sense to me if the plugin does what it says on the tin and works fine).

proboards.com/library/plugins/item/2 (Brian)
proboards.com/library/plugins/item/124 (Wormopolis)
proboards.com/library/plugins/item/94 (mine)

I think a simple thumbs up / down system would be a better idea.

In order to rate, do you HAVE to give a review? If not, it doesn't let me rate anything anyway
If you do, then that makes sense

Yeah, you have to review it to rate it.

Eventually when more and more discover the library, ratings won't mean anything, as more and more will just use their review to ask for help, instead of using it for what it's meant to be for, and in the long run, it will make decent plugins look bad due to improper use of the rating system.

Would be nice if we could respond to reviews as well, to see what we can do to improve the plugin.