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Which are wordpress related questions and which are not?
It is not about "related", it is about "specific". Easy example is JS/CSS questions which can be asked about any other platform.
More complex is theme/plugins questions. If it is possible to give a ...
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Are question about official theme's bug on-topic?
Yes, themes and plugins managed by wordpress.org are on topic. They are "first party", meaning coming from WordPress directly, at least themes are even shipped with the core. Themes and ...
fuxiaMod
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woocommerce-offtopic isn't working
I was skeptic when the tag was renamed, and I still don't believe changing tag names will solve this issue. It's now halfway a meta tag, and that alone is concerning.
Maybe we need a completely ...
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How can we have totally new moderation leadership and rules?
I think you are misunderstanding our model: moderators are not leaders. They are exception handlers and bound to the scope set by the community.
If you think one ore more moderators have overstepped, ...
fuxiaMod
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Is there a sister / referred forum for more general "process" questions?
I've always found livechat to be a great help. We have chatrooms where you're free to ask questions that may be off-topic on the main site. Specifically, The Loop Chat is where you can talk shop. If ...
Howdy_McGeeMod
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Are question about unworkable JS code on WP on-topic?
Your problem is on-topic if it can happen in a WordPress context only. So if you are using WordPress’ JavaScript API in your code, it is on-topic, and if you don't, like in your example, it is not.
fuxiaMod
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Are Questions on Settings Adjustments in WordPress Core or Third Party Themes and Plugins Allowed?
Note that since settings/configuration was never defined by the asker and no examples were given, I've written by answer using these definitions:
settings, options available via the user interface, e....
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Are we sending mixed messages with so many off topic tags?
A tag is serving two purposes: finding content and hiding content. And the latter is what prevents us from deleting or merging tags. Many users have blocked for example the tag woocommerce, because ...
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Why my flag for moderator attention for a post was declined?
I had a look at this and was on the fence whether it should be moved or not. Ultimately, I left it be as it had to do with the WordPress user login. While at a glance it does look like generic ...
Howdy_McGeeMod
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"Your question should be specific to WordPress" (updated)
I would say suggested wording is too confusing between with the core and of the core.
There are plenty questions that would be quite in scope, which have nothing to do with core. Those on server side ...
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Are we sending mixed messages with so many off topic tags?
The problem here is that any user with a particular level of reputation can recreate the tags, so deleting them does not work. We've tried in the past, in particular with the WooCommerce tag, and it ...
Tom J NowellMod
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Is there a sister / referred forum for more general "process" questions?
There isn't a reliable good quality source, as far as I know, but I can offer you a helpful answer, regardless.
Ask the question in a certain manner.
Here's my answer on this exact same topic:
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"Your question should be specific to WordPress" (updated)
This specific close reason is something that we (moderators) are not extremely proud of. But it serves its purpose: Being as precise as possible. The loop–chat session it took to get to the current ...
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"Your question should be specific to WordPress" (updated)
I think it's a bad decision to exclude plugins from the conversation here on stackexchange.
The fact is, no WordPress site exists without plugins.
Imagine if StackOverflow did the same? Someone asks ...
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