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SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
3 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea; a curated plugin list is needed.
From 2 comments
This is great. What we really need is a curated list of good plugins.
GoToRO on HNCool site! I recently made a plugin to turn WordPress into an academic labbook and found that the ecosystem is so, so full of absolute rubbish. If a plugin isn't immediately and…
sleavey on HN
Site looks good.
From 2 comments
Looks good for the most part. That said, I do feel like you should maybe go into a bit more depth about certain things, like how quick/detailed support responses are (if…
CM30 on HNHey, I like your idea. I'm not accepting clients, so this is not a plug, I'm just saying this to frame where I am coming from. I do audits and WordPress code reviews for folks…
scarecrowbob on HN
Objections
Reviews are descriptions, not in-depth reviews.
From 2 comments
Plugin developer here. Just had a look at some of the review... they are in no way in-depth. I would call them plugin descriptions at best, but not reviews. Each of the bigger…
sareiodata on HNLooks good for the most part. That said, I do feel like you should maybe go into a bit more depth about certain things, like how quick/detailed support responses are (if…
CM30 on HN
Typos and broken sentences in the TinyMCE review.
From 1 comment
The TinyMCE review, at least, has a bunch of spelling mistakes and duplicate words / broken sentences. Would be worth doing a once-over of the article.
sleavey on HN
Missing space before opening parentheses.
From 1 comment
This is great. One piece of feedback, about the reviews themselves: Every time you use parentheses, there’s no space between the preceding word and the opening paren(like this).…
freshyill on HN
Requests
Code quality and table structure review.
From 2 comments
Hey thanks for the writeup! Code review/table structure, etc are highly requested featured right now. I'm working on it but I don't want to rush and put something wrong out…
shash7 on HNI agree. These reviews were pretty light on content few months ago but they are constantly being updated. In fact I just updated Updraft's review today based on a user's…
shash7 on HN
Coverage of hooks, extensibility and licensing.
From 1 comment
Hey, I like your idea. I'm not accepting clients, so this is not a plug, I'm just saying this to frame where I am coming from. I do audits and WordPress code reviews for folks…
scarecrowbob on HN
Disclosure of relationships with plugin makers.
From 1 comment
Very useful. It may help to be explicit about relationships with the makers. Something like a blanket statement of “I don’t get paid for writing reviews and don’t accet…
mathattack on HN
Review of asset loading and performance impact.
From 1 comment
I’d like to second the comment about url binding. Using a host like WPengine and similar allow for rapid creation of clone environments where one can test things out, code or…
social_quotient on HN
Questions
What is the business model?
From 1 comment
stupid question but, what is the business model with plugin reviews?
phoenix24 on HN
Which plugin breaks after license expiry?
From 1 comment
Hey thanks for the writeup! Code review/table structure, etc are highly requested featured right now. I'm working on it but I don't want to rush and put something wrong out…
shash7 on HN
Alternatives named
Advanced Custom Fields reviewed on the site.
From 1 comment
Hey folks I write in-depth Wordpress Plugin reviews. So if you're on the ledge about buying or installing a particular plugin you can check out my reviews. I keep this in mind…
shash7 on HN
Visual Composer planned for review.
From 1 comment
Yeah true. I'm gonna review Visual Composer in the near future :P
shash7 on HN