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Pods 2.0 Alpha Testing

Current Alpha Version: 35 (08/07/2012) How to Install First, Grab the ZIP on our GitHub, extract the contents of the “pods-framework-pods-XXXXX” folder inside and upload it into a new folder located at wp-content/plugins/pods-2.0/ (Use pods-2.0 as the folder name instead of just ‘pods’ in order to allow you to flip between Pods 1.x and 2.0 during testing) …

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[Pods 2.0 UI] Advanced

Hey all, the next section I tackled was the Advanced workflow. This section is meant to encompass the higher level Pods interactions including management of Pages, Templates, Helpers, Roles, and Settings that come with Pods. When you initially click the Advanced menu, you’ll be first brought to the Editor tab. These tabs will follow conventions …

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[Pods 2.0 UI] Setup

I spent some time today speaking with @sc0ttkclark about the process of setting up Pods. We discussed the need for the UI to mirror WordPress as close as possible but also recognize that Pods will be doing things that aren’t available in the current WordPress UI (via widgets, interactions, form elements, or otherwise) — that …

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Pods 2.0 Menu IA

Had a discussion with @jchristopher today – we both feel it’s a good idea to split up Pods admining from the management of content. As such, here is the proposed new Menu IA: Pods (located below Posts / Pages, in the ‘object’ menu section) – Manage Content – Add pod_name (one for each Pod) Pods …

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Pods Modules

Scott mentioned in a comment yesterday how certain Pod features should be kept hidden at first and should only be available upon activation. As per a couple of plugins, it seems like the module concept successfully utilized. Check out plugins like Members and Theme My Login for an example of what I mean. Thoughts??