WordPress Ideas » Topic: Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration

Paul Gregory on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Paul Gregory — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:59:22 +0000

Idea is bad.

1) There is no "other future URL-related management software" that WP needs to prepare for interoperability with.

2) Current WP method has been the standard WP method for several years - therefore people will look to existing WordPress references for information on permalinks.

3) 'It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."' - and with only 4 revisions in 3 years this is not work that is progressing fast.

4) It's an *incomplete* draft, with a number of areas of relevance to WP simply saying "TBD".

5) Proposal seeks only to match on a cosmetic level the URI Template standard, under the delusion this is a significant step towards actually implementing the standard.

6) Idea therefore boils down to "use {} instead of %%". % is easier to find on keyboards than {}, and is unlikely to be mistaken for () or [].

So not even "Maybe Later" but "Not Core".

Social Media Agency on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Social Media Agency — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:47:05 +0000

Personally, I think their time could be better spent making the most popular permalink /%postname%/ more efficient instead of warning people that it will slow their WP down.

I'm not sure they should run off and make a bunch of changes to support a draft that may never be adopted as a real standard.

Tommy
Social Media Strategy

Ryan McCue on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Ryan McCue — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:28:50 +0000

Since the first I-D Mike linked to, the draft has been updated (most recently, on the 8th of March) and it expires September 9, so I'd say it's still in the running.

That aside, it is still an I-D, so I think it's irrelevant for now.

Aaron D. Campbell on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Aaron D. Campbell — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:49:59 +0000

The specification linked to gives a 404. Also, unless this really *did* become a widely accepted standard, I think it's time to close this.

Rami Yushuvaev on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Rami Yushuvaev — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:20:59 +0000

http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas/topic.php?id=2486

Dgold on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Dgold — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:12:25 +0000

In any case, the options for permalinks need to be spelled-out on the Permalinks settings page of your wp-admin. It used to be there, but now you have to cross-reference the codex, and unfortunately most new Users just stick with the default permalink choices instead of customizing.

hargetheterrible on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

hargetheterrible — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:14:42 +0000

It will make developers life a lot easier if URI templates would be included in Wordpress.

h3h on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

h3h — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:21:28 +0000

It has a lot to do with WordPress -- the permalinks are specified on the Permalinks Options page in the admin interface.

Jonathan Landrum on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Jonathan Landrum — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:08:46 +0000

What does that have to do with WordPress? I'm pretty sure the developers can use whatever they want there, so long as they code the program to recognize those symbols.

Mike Schinkel on "Use "URI Templates" for Permalink configuration"

Mike Schinkel — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:50:00 +0000

There is a IETF draft specification that is likely to become a standard for specify URL patterns called "URI Templates" [1]. At a high level it differs from current Permalink configuration by using braces "{}" instead of percent signs "%%" as delimiters:

/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/
/{year}/{monthnum}/{day}/{postname}/

Doing this will prepare for interoperability with other future URL-related management software.

[1] http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-gregorio-uritemplate-00.txt