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The future of the WoltLab Community

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by Harald Szekely, Thursday, October 21st 2010, 1:39am

Besides the updates for Blog and Gallery we are currently working on a major revision of the WoltLab Community Website. Let me give you a short outlook on the planned changes now.

We will be integrating the existing database directly into our website as a "Plugin-Store". This new plugin-store will remain the main platform for free plug-ins in the future, but also give developers the new opportunity to release commercial plug-ins. There will also be a "Donate"-button available to enable separately for each plug-in, for developers who need that kind of support. The concept behind the database stays the same: Uploaded plug-ins will be tested for serious errors and for the completion of certain standards by us and/or a team which will be nominated by us. With more testers and a more efficient managing interface for testing we want to clearly quicken the verification process in the new "Plugin-Store".

With the rebuilding we will try to make the plug-in database more user friendly. Separating between application types (Burning Board, Burning Board Lite, Community Framework) will get much more simple than now. Also searching for a certain plug-in version, compatible only with a particular application version (e.g. Burning Board 3.1), will be a lot more easy. The existing rating system will be extended to become a new reviewing-system. Users will be able to add a short message to their rating and describe what they specifically liked and what not.

Following the example of addons.mozilla.com we have decided to remove the support forum function from the database completely. Developers will get the opportunity to link their own support or feedback forums in the plugin-description. The "Plugin-Store" will then be just a place to purchase and/or download plug-ins.

In the course of the construction work we will be merging the WoltLab Community Forum and the WoltLab Support Forum into what will be simply called "Community Forum" then. The conversion is planned for the beginning of 2011.

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Comments (18)

  • 18

    by oscar (Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 5:27pm)

    @SAFAD from what i know it will be this week

  • 17

    by SAFAD (Saturday, March 19th 2011, 7:43pm)

    its march 19 2011
    where is the conversion ?
    lazy =P

  • 16

    by Eike Schuderer (Tuesday, March 1st 2011, 11:29pm)

    Die Blogeinträge sind doch auch in Deutsch vorhanden, das hier ist der englische Eintrag und somit gibt es auch englische Kommentare. Vielleicht wird dir der deutsche nicht angezeigt, weil du nur die englische Sprache ausgewählt hast?

  • 15

    by Albatros (Tuesday, March 1st 2011, 1:52am)

    Also ich muss jetzt mal ganz ehrlich sagen wir sind hier alle in Deutschland und ich frage mich was das soll dass das alles in englisch kommentiert wird macht mich etwas nachdenklich :S

    Wir haben alle unsere Lizenz in Deutschland erworben und wir wünschen uns alle dass unser Support auch in unserer Amtsprache, nämlich Deutsch erfolgt.

    Es gibt natürlich viele Mitbürger, die wie ich auch der englischen Sprache mächtig sind, aber wenn Woltlab weiterhin seine Produkte in der BRD vertreiben möchte, dann muss Woltlab seine Firmenlogistik auch in deutscher Sprache vertreiben.

  • 14

    by shellka (Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 8:13am)

    Hope all the wishes come true and the website remains for a long duration.
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  • 13

    by oscar (Tuesday, January 18th 2011, 8:48pm)

    I think woltlab can make it even better than it is right now instead of removing the wcom forum feature, woltlab hold the bugtracker they can add bugtracker to each plugin that will help and keep maybe even bigger plugin developers here, in that way woltlab can be unique and not like "other plugin sites" this way our users can work together fixing and improving the plugins, so far we got quality not quantity something that made woltlab not being like others ...

  • 12

    by thony1986 (Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 9:36am)

    Please Keep the forum for the plugins. Its really nice to have it.

  • 11

    by sandra123 (Thursday, December 16th 2010, 9:13pm)

    its really annoying when you do have to pay for the support!! but i get that lots of people abuse the system.
    but i think your support is great though!! keep up the good work!

  • 10

    by oscar (Friday, December 10th 2010, 11:15pm)

    I have used this wcom feature 2 or 3 times and i got answered fast even if my request or question was the only one in english from that plugin support but still got answered and fast, i found it very helpfull.

    It's true that some plugin developers who build big plugins will make their own website, but please let a space for those who try make plugins, who start now trying to make something if you know what i mean, we have to give them something because we need this kind of users who try to add some things like plugins/styles etc.

    The wcom support feature is something i wish to have on my website and about the community plugin that woltlab said will make i really wish to include this feature at least that feature will make me buy it and i'm not joking around.

  • 9

    by Harald Szekely (Friday, December 10th 2010, 3:52pm)

    You misunderstood me, it seems. Noone said that the users wanted the WCom forums to be closed.

    People kept complaining about how bad and uncomfortable our boards behaved and that so many functions are missing in their opinion. Most of the stuff they complained about was stuff that we do not want in our forums.

    But we have to do something about the problems there. So we went back to the roots of the WCom idea, where no exclusive forum was planned and there was only the download database with the plugin descriptions, and start again from that point.

    The most important forum categories from the WCom will be taken over to the WoltLab Support Forum. Nothing will be deleted, maybe only the offtopic area and similar.

    Actually, many complainers are ignoring the WCom now, there seems to be a regeneration phase going on, because since weeks there is no trouble anymore. Seems that most of the people like the place, after the whiners have gone. Somewhat interesting.

  • 8

    by oscar (Wednesday, December 8th 2010, 10:12pm)

    Harald, WCOM is used now and it took a while to make wcom users using it, now "ruin" it! because we want to be like "other plugin sites"? what answer is that? Please show me a thread where wbb users request wcom to be like mozilla plugin site even if it's in german but i really want to see where or if they requested this.

  • 7

    by MarkJacobs (Monday, December 6th 2010, 5:25am)

    Ditto. Keep the forum for each plugin. Its really nice to have.

  • 6

    by Harald Szekely (Saturday, November 27th 2010, 2:05am)

    @ oscar: ???

    @ Puts: I only translated Marcel Werk's Post here, so i can't tell you what i don't know. I think that will be discussed in another announcement when we can announce something about that.

  • 5

    by GhostKilla (Thursday, November 25th 2010, 12:55am)

    i agree with oscar :/

  • 4

    by Puts (Thursday, November 11th 2010, 9:04am)

    Hi,
    anything about translation system?

  • 3

    by oscar (Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 12:47am)

    Use? :) Does the support side of WCOM is used now? Jeez .... Harald.

  • 2

    by Harald Szekely (Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 7:07pm)

    Other plugin sites like mozilla have no support forums for theirs users also. What use is plugin development if you have no webspace? Sounds strange to me.

  • 1

    by oscar (Thursday, October 21st 2010, 3:08am)

    I repeat here too, removing the support forum section for each plugin it's a bad idea, there will be users who will avoid posting their plugins because have no place where to give support or will post their plugins but there will be no support.This can have a good part as well, we will get only plugin devs who can afford giving support but here is a problem too, in time they will consider it as a service and many will ask you to pay for it :) anyway i may be wrong but this is how i see it now.

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