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Forum boasts OpenID and other improvements
Version 0.12 of the our forum module has just been released. One of the key improvements is making it easier to register and login to forums, thanks to an ongoing effort by Markus Lanthaler who joined us for Google Summer of Code at the start of 2007.
Markus added OpenID support, including the use of attribute exchange.This means visitors to your forum can store their personal details (name, email, password, etc) in one place and not have to manually type them in when registering to your forum, saving them time. The fact your password is centralised is also more secure and convienient than might expect; I hate the fact that if I sign up to a system that any password I use could easily be tried on another account, and OpenID solves that.
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A world of mashups now possible!
SilverStripe websites are now more easily able to contain articles, photos and videos found elsewhere on the internet, thanks to Lakshan Perera, who has released:
- Flickr Module v0.2: An update to the existing module, sporting more configuation, reliability, and a more polished interface (demo).
- Youtube Module v0.1: Provides equivalent features, but for movies (demo), and
- Technorati Module v0.1: Lets your SilverStripe automatically contain the latest and most relevant links and stories about any given topic on the net (demo)
- TwitterStatus Widget v0.1 which extends the SilverStripe blog module to show your latest Twitter Status.
Our modules page has screenshots and more information. These modules require SilverStripe 2.2.
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Use SilverStripe with LDAP & Active Directory!
Thanks to one of our open source community members, Roel Gloudemans, you can now use SilverStripe in conjunction with external authentication sources. This allows you to login to the CMS or other secure parts of your SilverStripe website with an account stored in LDAP, Active Directory, a mailserver and so on.
Roel would appreciate people to test the module and give feedback.
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Gallery module 0.2.2 released
Romain has worked on a number of improvements to the gallery module, including;
- Image borders and other cosmetic effects look nicer
- Easier to install - no HTML template editing required.
- Default options improved, making it easier for you to get your first gallery up.
- You can choose whether your gallery sorts photos alphabetically by title, or by the date you've uploaded the photos.
- A few bug fixes that were raised by the community - thanks!
It literally took me less than one minute to download, install and see the gallery working when I tested this new release, so go and download gallery-0.2.2.tar.gz!
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demo.silverstripe.com updated
In anticipation of SilverStripe 2.1 being released, demo.silverstripe.com has been upgraded.
It now shows off the blog, ecommerce, and gallery modules.
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Gallery module bigger and brighter
Romain has just released an updated version of the Gallery Module (v0.2.1; 400kb download). Its looking fantastic, and is full of features. Like our new blog module with drag-n-drop widgets, it requires SilverStripe 2.1.0rc2 or later.
The update offers a huge amount of extra configuration within the CMS, and as always, you can use the SilverStripe developer framework to easily customise and configure it much further. The installation instructions are very simple, and you can quickly begin configuring your gallery:
SilverStripe releases blog module with drag'n'drop widget system
Productive times! Brian, Jeremy and Andrew have been working over the past weeks to produce a free blog module for download. This is in parallel with Andrew releasing SilverStripe v2.1 and Ingo working towards v2.2 with our Google Summer of Code students, so it certainly feels like Christmas around here!
- Download blog module (requires SilverStripe 2.1)
- Visit demo.silverstripe.com/blog
Tour of the blog module
Blog comes out of the box working without any customisation necessary. You can easily and completely change the look and feel by making your own theme...
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Beta e-commerce module
We are pleased to announce the beta version of our free, open source e-commerce module!
Our e-commerce module is the result of SilverStripe's knowledge gained through implementing some complex e-commerce websites such as Parents, Inc. and Perweek.
Forum module v0.1 released
We've been busy working on the forum code recently, adding new features and making it work out of the box.
We're encouraging people to download it and give us feedback while we work towards a 1.0 release. The version number, 0.1, was used to explain that it contains only the core features of a forum (as opposed to being buggy).
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Forum nearing release
The forum module is nearing release and as a preliminary step we've made the code available at dailybuilds.silverstripe.com so that developers can see how a module is constructed, and help with our testing process. Brief installation instructions exist. The forum module will be released as a stable download once documentation and remaining bugs have been fixed and tested.
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How do humans win?
Webstock is here! We've been in heads-down mode for a while, working on sites for councils, Air New Zealand, and American clients too. So now is the time to celebrate the local scene and be proud of Webstock!
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