wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS
Centralize `support_url.txt` and fix redirect
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Description
Currently, we have dedicated support_url.txt files for each locale:
➜ g grep ios.forums -- fastlane
fastlane/metadata/ar-SA/support_url.txt:https://ios.forums.wordpress.org
fastlane/metadata/da/support_url.txt:https://ios.forums.wordpress.org
fastlane/metadata/de-DE/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/en-AU/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/en-CA/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/en-GB/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/en-US/support_url.txt:https://ios.forums.wordpress.org
fastlane/metadata/es-ES/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/es-MX/support_url.txt:https://ios.forums.wordpress.org
fastlane/metadata/fr-FR/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/id/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/it/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/ja/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/ko/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/nl-NL/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/no/support_url.txt:https://ios.forums.wordpress.org
fastlane/metadata/pt-BR/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/pt-PT/support_url.txt:https://ios.forums.wordpress.org
fastlane/metadata/ru/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/sv/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/th/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/tr/support_url.txt:https://ios.forums.wordpress.org
fastlane/metadata/zh-Hans/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
fastlane/metadata/zh-Hant/support_url.txt:http://ios.forums.wordpress.org/
That's not a big deal, but given the value is the same, we might as well use a single file in fastlane/metadata/default.
What's more of a concern, is that the URL redirects to https://wordpress.org/mobile/. This should be fixed, whether by pointing to the updated forums URL ( https://wordpress.org/support/forum/mobile/ ) or update it to https://wordpress.org/mobile/ to avoid a redirect.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Inspect the locale-specific fastlane/metadata/*/support_url.txt files and the proposed fastlane/metadata/default/support_url.txt location. Consolidate the identical support URL there, select the updated forums or mobile URL described in the issue, and verify the resulting URL no longer redirects.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100