hi'
Back to work :)
Thanks for your advices... however about developer name, it will be errors. 0 error will not be possible, because
• information is lacking
• or xoops_version.php file gives false information
• or I make a mistake...
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now I'm trying to order modules into categories. There are many questions :
• how to make module repository easy to use for visitors
• how to make it easy to update for admins
I think the current directory module is quite old and has enough "experience". We could make a review and try to avoid the pitfalls that make it now quite unusable.
Two points :
1 • module repository is old and many administrators supported its maintenance, with more or less care (this is not a criticism but an observation of a situation that has slowly degraded)
2 • about the organization of repository, we should question the relevance of certain categories or subcategories. Too many categories, too many sub-categories ? Not enough ? Bad titles ?
... put here some "statistics", extracted from
repository (duplicated modules are not counted, and we have to add more than 280 missing modules)
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1 • Admin Tools (28 items)-- Database Tools (10 items)
-- File Management (6 items)
-- Languages (3 items)
-- Security (6 items)
----> TOTAL :
53 items 2 • Commercial (6 items)---> TOTAL :
6 items3 • Communication (8 items)-- Chat (9 items)
-- Forums (9 items)
-- Syndication (12 items)
----> TOTAL :
38 items 4 • Community (12 items)-- Classified Ads (6 items)
-- Gaming (6 items)
-- Guestbooks (6 items)
-- Personal Pages (3 items)
-- Polls/Surveys (4 items)
-- Reviews (2 items)
----> TOTAL :
39 items5 • Date and Time (5 items)-- Booking/Events (5 items)
-- Calendars (4 items)
----> TOTAL :
14 items6 • E-commerce (5 items)-- Real Estate (2 items)
-- Stores (8 items)
----> TOTAL :
15 items 7 • E-mails (3 items)-- Contact Forms (9 items)
-- Newsletters (5 items)
----> TOTAL :
17 items8 • Entertainment (4 items)-- Audio/Video (30 items)
-- Games (18 items)
----> TOTAL :
52 items9 • Image Galleries (8 items)----> TOTAL :
8 items10 • Information (3 items)-- Articles (10 items)
-- Blogs (4 items)
-- HTML/Static (15 items)
-- News (11 items)
-- Wiki (5 items)
----> TOTAL :
48 items 11 • Information Technology (0 item)-- Antivirus Info (5 items)
-- Developer Tools (6 items)
-- Server Management (4 items)
----> TOTAL :
15 items12 • Listings (4 items)-- Addresses (3 items)
-- Affiliates (3 items)
-- Downloads (13 items)
-- Web Links (8 items)
----> TOTAL :
31 items 13 • Miscellaneous (24 items)-- Disclaimers (3 items)
-- Module Development (1 item)
-- Quotes (3 items)
-- Searches (15 items)
-- Weather (7 items)
----> TOTAL :
53 items 14 • Navigation (12 items)----> TOTAL :
12 items15 • Other (6 items)----> TOTAL :
6 items16 • Project Management (5 items)-- Document Management (3 items)
----> TOTAL :
8 items 17 • Statistics (11 items)-- Counters (4 items)
-- Gaming (this category exist also in COMMUNITY)
----> TOTAL :
15 items18 • Support (0 item)-- FAQs (1 item)
-- Help Desks (2 items)
-- Knowledgebases (6 items)
----> TOTAL :
9 items 19 • Useful Blocks (21 items)----> TOTAL :
21 items---
My personal observations :
- a lot of modules are in a main category, it makes non sense
- some categories seems to be filled because admins didn't know where to put the module (Miscellaneous category has 53 items, it does not help users). Other are almost empty
- some categories are duplicated (Misc = Other for example) or their titles are too close (Game / Gaming... but may be my bad english ?)
- there is no category for Frameworks, Smarty plugins, hacks, graphic ressources ... all mixed with modules :(
Some advices / observations would be welcome :)
