Updating "Plugins and Extensions" Section

kkendall · 2008-01-10, 16:19

It is now taking me hours and hours to find all available (and for me usefull) plugins. And most of them I've run into by accident...So I'm sure I still miss some usefull plugins, just because they are so hard to find.
I just wish there was a central spot where MP users can find plugins and extensions easily. At the moment the plugins and extensions section is one big mess. Old versions, broken versions, broken links to websites, multiple versions of the same plugin, a lot of (very usefull) plugins are not mentioned, etc, etc.

It would be great if you guys make some rules for this, something like: Keep the plugins section up to date if you write one. That would greatly improve the useability of the website and MP as a whole!

Is the plugins and extensions section something the plugin-makers have to update or does someone of the dev team has to do this to keep it up to date? And when is a plugin allowed/placed into the plugins and extensions section? Because a lot aren't there...

ThaClown · 2008-01-10, 17:05

good point, hope this will improve, plugins are a big part in what makes MP great!

THDBASED · 2008-01-10, 17:56

I agree on this, it is very hard to find a plugin and also the right versions...

Psycho Reptile · 2008-01-10, 18:06

2008-01-10, 16:19	#1 (permalink)
kkendall Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Gouda Age: 28 Posts: 337 Thanks: 65 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	Updating "Plugins and Extensions" Section It is now taking me hours and hours to find all available (and for me usefull) plugins. And most of them I've run into by accident...So I'm sure I still miss some usefull plugins, just because they are so hard to find. I just wish there was a central spot where MP users can find plugins and extensions easily. At the moment the plugins and extensions section is one big mess. Old versions, broken versions, broken links to websites, multiple versions of the same plugin, a lot of (very usefull) plugins are not mentioned, etc, etc. It would be great if you guys make some rules for this, something like: Keep the plugins section up to date if you write one. That would greatly improve the useability of the website and MP as a whole! Is the plugins and extensions section something the plugin-makers have to update or does someone of the dev team has to do this to keep it up to date? And when is a plugin allowed/placed into the plugins and extensions section? Because a lot aren't there... __________________ My requests : [Recording in the past/timeshift buffer recording][internet streams in TV-channel list/EPG][PIP][smoother fast forward/rewind][Consistent, working way to stop recordings][Adding recordings to playlists]

2008-01-10, 17:05	#2 (permalink)
ThaClown MP Donator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Amersfoort Age: 27 Posts: 713 Thanks: 143 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Country: My System	good point, hope this will improve, plugins are a big part in what makes MP great! __________________ Work PC: Lian Li V2100 B Plus II Black, Asus P5E , Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, 250 GB, 3x 500 GB, Tagan TG480 480W, GeForce 8600GTS Silent, 4096 MB DDR2, Vista Ulitmate x64. Server PC: Some black Midi case, MSI K9AGM2, Athlon XP 3200+, AC CPU Freezer 64 lp, CM Silent Case Fan, 512MB DDR2, HighPoint RocketRAID 2320, 4x Samsung HDD 1TB 32MB SATAII in RAID5, FireDTV-C, Windows XP pro. My second build... My HTPC and Server...

2008-01-10, 18:06	#4 (permalink)
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2008-01-10, 17:56	#3 (permalink)
THDBASED Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 466 Thanks: 66 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	I agree on this, it is very hard to find a plugin and also the right versions...