Projects Plans

Last Updated on December 10, 2024 by Neil Murray

2026 Project Plan

Key Issues

  • Move from Manual to Automated Testing

Key Objectives

2025 Project Plan

Key Issues

  • NM gets into the coding

Key Objectives

2024 Project Plan

Key Issues

  • Extra WordPress Plugin Developer

Key Objectives

  • Form API
  • v3.0 Hide OL-LI
  • v2.7.0 CF7 Skins Pro not required
  • New CF7 Skins Add-ons
  • New CF7 Skins Templates & Styles
  • Gutenberg Contributors (0-4)

2023 Project Plan

Key Issues

  • Move to Gutenberg development
  • Extra staff that require minimum support
  • NM doing limited hours

Key Objectives

  • New Senior WordPress Plugin Developer – 2IC
  • Add CF7 Form in Gutenberg Editor
  • CF7 Skins Block in Gutenberg Editor
  • Translate free version & add-ons in 10 languages
  • Release Schedule 2023

Hours

  • Development 9-54 hrs/week ( SM 6-8 NM 1-2 AK 2-16? EB 0-8? New Senior WP Dev 8-20+ )
  • Testing 2-10 hrs/week ( NM 0-1 AK 2-9 )
  • Translation 0-4 hrs/week ( SM 0-1 NM 0-1 Others 0-2 )
  • Docs 0-20 hrs/week ( PS 0-10 NM 0-2 New Writer 0-8 )
  • Videos 0-16 hrs/week( CM 0-6 PS 0-2 NM 0-1 New Editor 0-8 )
  • Support 0-6 hrs/week ( NM 0-2 others 0-4 )
  • Website 0-4 hrs/week ( NM 0-1 AK 0-3 )
  • Forms 0-4 hrs/week ( NM 0-1 AK 0-4 )

2022 Project Plan

Key Issues

  • lack of Dev hours (SM 8-12 NM 1-2)
  • Recruit New Dev 16+ hrs
  • SM to focus on:
    • translation
    • maintenance
    • supporting New Dev

Key Objectives

  • New Dev – 2022-02
  • Add CF7 Form in Gutenberg Editor
  • CF7 Skins Logic in Visual
  • CF7 Skins Block in Gutenberg Editor
  • CF7 Skins Mail
  • Translate free version in 1 5 languages (Japanese, German, Spanish, French or Italian) – 2022-06
  • Release Schedule 2022

Hours

  • Dev 9-13 > 30+ hrs/week ( SM 8-12 NM 8-12 EB 20+ AK 4-8 )
  • Testing 0-8 > 20+hrs/week ( NM 0-8 AK 16+ )
  • Translation 0 > 2-8 hrs/week ( SM 2-6 NM 0-1 Others 2-6 )
  • Docs 0 > 5-10 hrs/week ( PS 5>8 NM 0-2 )
  • Videos 2-8 hrs/week( CM 2-6 PS 0-2 NM 0-1 )
  • Support 1-2 hrs/week ( NM 1-2 )
  • Website 0-3 hrs/week ( NM 0-1 AK 0-2 )
  • Forms 0-3 hrs/week ( NM 0-1 AK 0-2 )

2021 Project Plan

Key Issues

  • lack of Dev hours (SM 10-12 NM?)
  • SM working on translation takes him away from limited development time

Key Objectives

  • Use @wordpress/data for data management – 2021-08
  • Use @wordpress/scripts instead of ejected Create React App – 2021-08
  • New Dev – 2021-01
  • Add CF7 form in Gutenberg Editor
  • Add CF7 Skins Logic in Visual
  • Add CF7 Skins Block in Gutenberg Editor
  • Release Schedule 2021

Projects

  • Jan Feb March
    • Use @wordpress/data for data management – 2021-08
    • Review CSS Responsiveness
    • Use @wordpress/scripts instead of ejected Create React App – 2021-08
  • April May June
    • Add CF7 form in Gutenberg Editor
    • Use @wordpress/scripts instead of ejected Create React App for development
    • Review CSS Responsiveness – 2021-08
    • Setup Test site
  • July August September
    • Hide LIST-OL & LIST-LI
    • Preview CF7 Skins Form in Gutenberg Editor ?
  • October November December
    • Add CF7 Skins Logic in Visual (move to 3rd quarter?)
    • Add CF7 Skins block in Gutenberg Editor

Hours

  • Dev 12-24 > 30 hrs/week ( SM 10-12 NM 4+ New Dev 8+ )
  • Docs 6-9 > 12 hrs/week ( PS 5>8 NM 2-4 )
  • Videos 0-4 hrs/week( CM 2-4 PS 0-2 NM 1 )
  • Support 0-2 hrs/week ( NM 1-2 )
  • Website 0-1 hrs/week ( NM 0-1 )
  • Translation 0-? hrs/week ( SM ? NM ? others ? )
  • Forms 0-? hrs/week ( NM ? others ? )

2020 Project Plan

  • Jan Feb March
    • Translate JS in all Addons
    • Pull Requests
  • April May June
    • Logic Add-on switched to Visual
    • Translate free version in 1 language (Japanese, German, Spanish, French or Italian)
  • July August September
    • Translate Add-ons in 1 language
  • October November December
    • Unit testing

Times

  • Support 0-1 hrs/week
  • Docs 4-8 hrs/week (others 6 NM 2)
  • Website 0-2 hrs/week
  • Dev 12-20 hrs/week (SM 12 NM 4+)
  • Translation 3-5 hrs/week (others 4 NM 1)
  • Forms 0-2 hrs/week
  • Videos 0 hrs/week
  • 120 – 150 downloads per day with 70 on weekend

2019 Project Plan

  • Jan Feb March
    • Multi Add-on switched to Visual
    • Translate JS in free version
  • April May June
    • Logic Add-on switched to Visual
    • Users – Surveys & Testing
    • Translate free version in 1 extra language (Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Italian)
    • Unit testing
  • July August September
    • Payment Add-on
    • Translate Add-ons in 1 extra language
  • October November December
    • Advanced Fields Add-on
    • e2e Testing

Times

  • Support 1-4 hrs/week
  • Docs 15-30 hrs/week
  • Website 0-4 hrs/week
  • Dev 20-30 hrs/week
  • Translation 4-8 hrs/week
  • Forms 4-15 hrs/week
  • Videos 4-10 hrs/week
  • Users – Surveys & Testing 0 hrs/week
  • ?-? downloads per day

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