Comments on: WordPress PAD File Plugin http://blog.softtester.com/index.php/2008/08/wordpress-pad-file-plugin/ This blog covers a range of topics concerning the SoftTester Shareware/ Software Download site. Topics include software product releases as well as SEO and software development information and tips. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gerhard http://blog.softtester.com/index.php/2008/08/wordpress-pad-file-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Gerhard Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:07:12 +0000 http://blog.softtester.com/?p=152#comment-294 I wrote it because of my download page ... Instead of changing the webpage by hand, it's enough to copy a new pad file to the server. The web changes immediately. So I have minimum effort to publish a new software version. I wrote it because of my download page … Instead of changing the webpage by hand, it’s enough to copy a new pad file to the server. The web changes immediately.

So I have minimum effort to publish a new software version.

]]> By: MikeL http://blog.softtester.com/index.php/2008/08/wordpress-pad-file-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-293 MikeL Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:28:36 +0000 http://blog.softtester.com/?p=152#comment-293 This is an interesting plugin. Quite a few sites list their PAD file URLs in the hope that shareware site owners list the programs. This provides a neat way of showing what you get from the PAD file. This is an interesting plugin. Quite a few sites list their PAD file URLs in the hope that shareware site owners list the programs. This provides a neat way of showing what you get from the PAD file.

]]> By: Dipsy http://blog.softtester.com/index.php/2008/08/wordpress-pad-file-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Dipsy Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:03:35 +0000 http://blog.softtester.com/?p=152#comment-286 Hey thats pretty good :) I would hit the international date issue on the head and change your date format to include the month in a word. Also perhaps 6th 1st 2nd for the day ? I was a little concerned when you posting about your plugin as I know in Germany no one seems bothered about posting their name and address. I did think you might have included those by default in the view, but you haven't which is good. I think by default you should make the download url the full width, the gap underneath requirements looks odd. Also one other issue I think seems relevant. I think that if your plugin is to be used by lots of people, I think a lot of people will use it to review software. So a copy of the pad file may be required. So the review remains about a specific version. I know you might say, well people could copy the pad file to their blog server, but this takes the away the beauty of your plugin. I'm not sure what the answer is, apart from creating a table and copying the data from the pad file to it? Anyways, good work. I guess we could use it to review software if we go down that road. Hey thats pretty good :)

I would hit the international date issue on the head and change your date format to include the month in a word. Also perhaps 6th 1st 2nd for the day ?

I was a little concerned when you posting about your plugin as I know in Germany no one seems bothered about posting their name and address. I did think you might have included those by default in the view, but you haven’t which is good.

I think by default you should make the download url the full width, the gap underneath requirements looks odd.

Also one other issue I think seems relevant.
I think that if your plugin is to be used by lots of people, I think a lot of people will use it to review software. So a copy of the pad file may be required. So the review remains about a specific version.

I know you might say, well people could copy the pad file to their blog server, but this takes the away the beauty of your plugin. I’m not sure what the answer is, apart from creating a table and copying the data from the pad file to it?

Anyways, good work.
I guess we could use it to review software if we go down that road.

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