wpa-superstar-plugin/ROADMAP.md

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	🔄 To be implemented
More Robust File Loading	v0.2.6-fix	High	Low	Low	✅ Implemented in v0.2.3-stable
Enhanced Admin UI	v0.2.4+	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

Enhanced Admin UI

• Description: Improve the admin interface with better styling and more intuitive navigation
• Why it failed before: Too many changes at once without proper testing
• Implementation plan:
  1. Small, incremental UI improvements
  2. Focus on one component at a time
  3. Thorough testing after each change
• Testing criteria: UI changes shouldn't affect functionality, should be responsive

Development Order

The suggested implementation order is:

1. Sync Guard
2. Enhanced Admin UI (component by component)
3. Plugin Dashboard improvements
4. New Category Pages

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