id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc
18449,List Table Factory Needs to be Pluggable,miqrogroove,,"Better design planning should have been considered for http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php

function _get_list_table() is identical to an object factory pattern, which would make more sense as a static member of WP_List_Table.  In other words...

{{{
$wp_list_table = _get_list_table('WP_Terms_List_Table');
}}}

... which looks simple, is actually confusing because it would be more intuitive if written as ...

{{{
$wp_list_table = WP_List_Table::factory('Terms');
}}}

Further, the factory hasn't offered any extensibility.  Locking edit-tags.php against WP_Terms_List_Table makes it unusable for custom taxonomies that need a custom UI.  Despite all of the great API improvements for taxonomies, this case still necessitates duplicating the entire category editing UI within a plugin just to tweak a table column or a link path.

Please adjust the ticket Type and Component as necessary.  It could be a taxonomy design flaw or an administration enhancement, depending how you look at it.",defect (bug),new,normal,Future Release,Administration,3.1,normal,,,sirzooro kpayne@… johnbillion