# WP Allstars Plugin Development Roadmap

This document outlines features from later versions that we plan to integrate into our stable development branch. The goal is to incrementally implement these features in a stable manner, without introducing critical errors.

## Feature Backlog

| Feature | Source Version | Priority | Complexity | Risk | Status |
|---------|----------------|----------|------------|------|--------|
| Multisite Category | v0.2.6 | High | Low | Low | ✅ Implemented in v0.2.3-stable |
| Sync Guard | v0.2.6-fix | High | Low | Low | ✅ Implemented in v0.2.3.1-stable |
| More Robust File Loading | v0.2.6-fix | High | Low | Low | ✅ Implemented in v0.2.3-stable |
| Admin Colors Feature | v0.2.4 | High | Low | Low | 🔄 To be implemented |
| Basic Admin UI Enhancements | v0.2.5 | High | Medium | Medium | 🔄 To be implemented |
| Advanced Admin UI Components | v0.2.5 | Medium | Medium | Medium | 🔄 To be implemented |
| Access Manager Improvements | v0.2.5 | Medium | Medium | Medium | 🔄 To be implemented |
| Plugin Dashboard | v0.2.6-fix | Medium | Medium | Medium | 🔄 To be implemented |
| New Category Pages | v0.2.4+ | Medium | Low | Low | 🔄 To be implemented |

## Implementation Strategy

### Multisite Category with Network Plugin Auditor
- **Description**: Add a "Multisite" filter after Advanced and include network-plugin-auditor
- **Why it failed before**: Didn't properly update all required files for the feature
- **Implementation plan**: Add to free-plugins.php and update class-free-plugins-manager.php to display the category correctly
- **Testing criteria**: Verify category appears in UI and plugin can be installed

### Sync Guard
- **Description**: Prevent plugin loading during rsync operations to avoid partial file loading
- **Why it failed before**: Added to wrong location, dependent on missing files
- **Implementation plan**: 
  1. Create a simpler version of the sync guard
  2. Update post-commit hook to handle sync operations better
  3. Use file flag to signal when sync is in progress
- **Testing criteria**: Verify plugin doesn't attempt to load during sync operations

### Admin Colors Feature
- **Description**: Allow users to switch between default and modern admin color schemes
- **Why it's valuable**: Provides visual distinction and improves user experience
- **Implementation plan**:
  1. Create class-wp-allstars-admin-colors.php
  2. Add toggle in settings to switch color schemes
  3. Register the feature in the main plugin file
- **Testing criteria**: Verify color scheme changes when toggled

### Basic Admin UI Enhancements
- **Description**: Improve the basic styling of admin interfaces
- **Why it's valuable**: Better user experience and modern look
- **Implementation plan**:
  1. Create/update wp-allstars-admin.css
  2. Implement basic styling for cards, panels, and buttons
  3. Add responsive design improvements
- **Testing criteria**: Verify UI looks consistent across different screen sizes

### Advanced Admin UI Components
- **Description**: Add more sophisticated UI elements and interactions
- **Why it's valuable**: Enhanced usability and professional appearance
- **Implementation plan**:
  1. Implement enhanced toggles and accordions
  2. Add notification styling
  3. Improve plugin cards and layouts
- **Testing criteria**: Verify all UI components work correctly across browsers

### Access Manager Improvements
- **Description**: Enhance user role and permission management
- **Why it's valuable**: More granular control over plugin features
- **Implementation plan**:
  1. Update class-access-manager.php
  2. Add role checkboxes in UI
  3. Implement proper access restriction handling
- **Testing criteria**: Verify correct permissions are applied based on user roles

## Development Order

The suggested implementation order is:

1. Admin Colors Feature (low complexity, enhances UI)
2. Basic Admin UI Enhancements (foundation for other UI improvements)
3. Advanced Admin UI Components (builds on basic UI)
4. Access Manager Improvements (depends on UI components)
5. Plugin Dashboard improvements
6. New Category Pages

Each feature should be developed in its own branch and only merged after thorough testing.