Re: What I'd like to see gsoc achieve: plone distributions

> On 22 Mar 2015, at 8:46 pm, Matthew Wilkes <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On 2015-03-21 03:35, Dylan Jay wrote:
>> Anyone can build and upload a distribution to plone.org
>> <http://plone.org> by freezing a current site and clicking upload.
> 
> This is a great idea, but *way* outside the abilities of most GSoC 
> students. I'm sure we'd jump at a qualified student proposing this but 
> it would most likely have to be an existing community member that 
> happened to be a student.
> 
> If you want to write up a full description of the idea in the same 
> format as the ideas list I'll certainly add it.
> 
>> We don't need themes, we need whole quick start sites people can modify.
> 
> We have very, very few examples of plone.app.theming themes, especially 
> good quality ones. Currently the only diazo theme people are exposed to 
> is the bootstrap theme, which is not at all a good start.

I guess what I'm saying is that while a theme pack would be ok to have, perhaps we would get more value if we rethink what a prepackaged theme is first. 
Perhaps the reason out of the box themes have failed in the past with plone is that they aren't providing enough out of the box experience to be useful. And if we redefine a theme as a frozen site potentially including TTW code too then perhaps that's what is missing?
I realise it's perhaps beyond GSOC student but perhaps not if someone steps up and architects how you could put a prebuilt site into a theme package. Previously I'd suggested just dumping GS xml into the theme package and then a button to install the GS after you activate a theme but no one seemed to like that so perhaps someone could come up with a better idea that a GSOC student could code? And then we could have some great example sites rather than just empty vessel themes that are likely not to get used.


> 
> Matt
> 
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