Almost Perfect

  • This plugin was almost exactly what I needed to export my custom post type’s custom fields (or custom post type meta data).

    The “Save Changes” button is nice and all, but it’s actually not very intuitive to have to make selection in a multi-select box then save then click export. Usually you’d want to be able to export after you’ve selected your fields, just like you would in PhpMyAdmin or any other application.

    For another pointer, your plugin would be better if you could implement ajax to dynamically populate the custom fields immediately after selecting a custom post type radio. Currently, the user needs to wait for 2 full page reloads (must click “Save Changes” at least twice) before being able to export. With these suggestions, the user will not need to wait for any page reload and can immediately export the fields. Of course, you could still keep the “save settings” button on the side.

    This plugin would also be more useful if it would add the post title to the row of custom fields which it pertains to. Here’s an example of the data structure,

    custom post type: camps
    post (post title): super fun day
    custom field: date
    custom field: participants
    custom field: happiness
    post (post title): crazy smashing day
    custom field: date
    custom field: participants
    custom field: happiness

    Keep up the good work!

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  • Plugin Author mburtis

    (@mburtis)

    Hey, thanks for the feedback! Fixing the export interface and implementing AJAX to do the custom field population on the fly after a user chooses a post type is definitely a future goal. I started trying to accomplish it this time, but since I was on a deadline myself to get *something* that worked, I decided to go with the klugey workaround it uses now. ?? Definitely not ideal.

    And, after I released it it dawned on me that having an option to put Post Title in was kind of a no-brainer. It actually wan’t a requirement for the project I’m working on right now, but it will be for another one that’s coming up, so that will definitely get added as well.

    In any case, thanks so much for the feedback. This is my first plugin, and it helps a lot to know that someone is using it and willing to share their experience!

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