Add to Overview Page (edit.php) about magic-fields-2

[MarcusDalgren]

I don't think that this is all that easy if you want to implement it dynamically with settings etc.
They're all doable but I think it'll be some work to get it done well.

I'll start a feature branch for it and see how far I get.

[mmalta]

Excellent, look forward to seeing what you find.

At the very least you could add the "organize by taxonomy" snippet, it works across the board.

[MarcusDalgren]

So let's start with the organize taxonomy snippet as an example for why this isn't simple.
Now you're right, if we just took that snippet and put it in the plugin then it would be pretty simple, but if you look at this page: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_dropdown_categories

You'll see that there's alot more to that function than just what's in the snippet. Ideally the plugin would offer a UI for you so you can set all these options, not just on a global level but on a custom post type - taxonomy level as well. Suddenly we're looking at a pretty large pile of work to implement this properly as a plugin.

When suggesting features like this you can't think only of your specific scenario, there has to be a bigger picture that justifies the functionality not just for you but for alot of other people as well. Now I'm not saying that the suggested features (if extended to a more generic implementation) are a bad idea, quite the reverse. I think that these features properly implemented would be awesome but I really want to push the point home that this isn't about copying code from a couple of snippets and putting them in a plugin, it's alot of work.

Now if you want that simple solution then nothing is stopping you from forking the project here on Github and rolling your own. Like I said I will probably be tackling this but I think it's a pretty big piece of work and it should be treated/respected as such.

[mmalta]

Of course, I'm just trying to give a starting point from a user point-of-view. I can dable in plugins and functions but I'm no hardcore developer.

I do respect that you're even looking into this. Thank your checking this out :)

[hunk]

I'm cleaning the issues if you still have this problem reopen the issue. thanks