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Re: Show HN: WP Foundry, a desktop WordPress management tool

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Post by lioeters »

The software looks good, with potential to be useful. It's a desktop app to manage local and remote WordPress sites.

For feedback, I think the wording in the Team page (linked from site footer) can be improved. Currently it links to an About Me page, with personal details about how the project took so long because it was neglected for some time, which erodes confidence; or about being made redundant, so he's now working on the product full time. Don't tell us negative things about the past, like neglecting the product or losing a job - it doesn't matter to the users. Tell us where it's at now, and the bright future where it's going. Re-word the page so that only positivity comes through, like: "Recently I've committed to working on the product full time, and it's growing fast every day!"

Re: Show HN: WP Foundry, a desktop WordPress management tool

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Post by toomuchtodo »

aprilnya wrote: post #3

This seems cool, but can a WP management tool really be powerful if it isn’t just embedding the actual WP admin page? Since it means you can’t configure plugins that add their own configuration and stuff…

Could be making the same http/rest calls?

Re: Show HN: WP Foundry, a desktop WordPress management tool

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Post by mikeywazowski »

lioeters wrote: post #2

The software looks good, with potential to be useful. It's a desktop app to manage local and remote WordPress sites. For feedback, I think the wording in the Team page (linked from site footer) can be improved. Currently it links to an About Me page, with personal details about how the project took so long because it was neglected for some time, which erodes confidence; or about being made redundant, so he's now work…

Ah yes of course, that makes sense. I'll update that page as soon as I can.

Thank you very much for your feedback, I really appreciate it!

Re: Show HN: WP Foundry, a desktop WordPress management tool

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Post by mikeywazowski »

aprilnya wrote: post #3

This seems cool, but can a WP management tool really be powerful if it isn’t just embedding the actual WP admin page? Since it means you can’t configure plugins that add their own configuration and stuff…

Yeah that's a fair point. The purpose of the application isn't to provide fine-grained control over plugins etc yet.. However, I do intend to add settings configuration for some plugins. Which plugins I'll do this for depends on their popularity and whether they have WP-CLI compatibility built in.

In the meantime I may see if I can also embed the WP admin page so the user has quick access if they want to change anything.

Thanks for your feedback!

Re: Show HN: WP Foundry, a desktop WordPress management tool

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Post by mikeywazowski »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #5
aprilnya wrote: post #3

This seems cool, but can a WP management tool really be powerful if it isn’t just embedding the actual WP admin page? Since it means you can’t configure plugins that add their own configuration and stuff…

Could be making the same http/rest calls?

Yeah this is what I plan to do, although it's not implemented yet.

Re: Show HN: WP Foundry, a desktop WordPress management tool

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Post by aprilnya »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #5
aprilnya wrote: post #3

This seems cool, but can a WP management tool really be powerful if it isn’t just embedding the actual WP admin page? Since it means you can’t configure plugins that add their own configuration and stuff…

Could be making the same http/rest calls?

Sure but adding support and UI for every single WP plugin that exists isn’t feasible
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