[QGIS-Developer] What to do with WMS Server Search

[Alexander Bruy]

Hi devs,

while checking open issues I have found one about WMS Server Search
functionality https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/issues/25660.

It is about Server search tab in the "Add WMS/WMTS layer" dialog. This
search tab uses configurable catalog URL which by default is set to Sourcepole's
server. According to Pirmin, this catalog didn't get many updates since years.
Also we now have a MetaSearch plugin which is our "new" way to search
for OGC services.

What we should do with WMS Server Search? In the ticket there are two options
proposed:

1. remove WMS Server Search completely and put a hint suggesting user
to use MetaSearch plugin
2. remove default catalog URL from the QGIS settings and show WMS Server
Search tab only when user have entered an URL

Thoughts?

-- 
Alexander Bruy