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Request: add admin column support to FV Player menu in wp admin.
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Hello CLX,
please let us know which columns you need the most. Some of are really easy to add while some other require more work.
Thanks,
Martin
If I could see the value for subtitles and transcripts, that would be a great start.
Being able to sort and filter each existing column, plus the two mentioned above would be the next request.
Hello CXL,
we would like to add the screen options for the FV Player wp-admin screen and add new columns with number of videos, number of videos with subtitles and number of videos with transcript in any given playlist.
Also, when editing the playlist there could be column showing you have subtitle languages are added for each item.
However I’m not sure about value, would you really like to see all the paths? If you know SQL, then it’s not hard to find all the videos which don’t have the transcript associated or check what transcript URLs are being used.
Thanks,
Martin
How come FV Player admin screen isn’t implemented as a standard post list? With some custom AJAX magic, which usually ends up being worse quality and inconsistent UX, we’re also losing out on valuable standard mechanics like http://admincolumns.com compatibility (everyone could easily self-service add almost any column they need).
Your thoughts?
Hello Leho,
it uses the standard WordPress PHP class for a list of things, but it doesn’t use the WordPress Post type. The reason for that is not only the fact that everything would have to be stored in postmeta, but also the standard WordPress Post interface which we would really hate to use for FV Player.
I agree that the FV Player editor could be improved. We are currently working on Ajax saving for it stop you having to hit some Update button all the time.
Thanks,
Martin
Well, depends on the amount of metadata you need to store. Post meta can perform fine even with millions of rows of data, as long as you don’t self-join it multiple times with itself. Custom tables are always doable, regardless of interface decisions. But your team is probably aware of all this.
It’d just be a more consistent experience across screens, if people would forego innovating on islands and joined more forces on high quality existing efforts like https://nestedpages.com or on some more experimental things like https://github.com/WP-API/new-list-tables
React is now real w/ Gutenberg, that’s bound to bring new innovation to the crappy post list tables soon enough.
Unless you plan to contribute your custom screen to core, and somehow get it accepted, it’ll look and work weird and different forever. I try to avoid such busywork in my own solutions, even when it brings temporary pain, while we work with upstream. Something to consider, perhaps.
Martin,
Yes, I could audit with SQL, however, would be better to see it within the context of WP.
If we had this data (using admin columns) I could sort and filter based on empties and quickly add what I need in line instead of having to run a report then sort through the FV Players manually, then add the changes.
Basically, I want to see the path or at least a TRUE/FALSE if the subtitles and transcripts are set and be able to do a Quick Edit and add missing data.
Hello Leho,
the FV Player screen is pretty close to core WordPress (WP_List_Table).
While I like the technology behind Gutenberg, just have a look at all the negative ratings. It shouldn’t be forced on all the users like that, it really makes it harder to post anything. So I’m not sure how beneficial the future improvements to WP list tables will be for our use.
Hello CXL,
we can add the column which will tell you how many subtitles and trascripts there are and clicking that can bring up the editor which would be fast enough. If you are referring to the Quick Edit which is available for posts and pages then I’m not sure how we could make that work with playlists.
I think that’s where FV Player has to differ from the core WordPress interface.
Thanks,
Martin
