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• Beta1 Released

  Well I've been tinkering for months with pretty much no release of the package I've been working on. On the face of it there doesn't appear to be that much different, on install things (should) work just as they did in the alpha. It's been quite complicated but the RSS feed will now validate (read notes for more info). As opposed to creating an upgrade script for this release, I added a few lines here and there to ensure that the new package is backwards compatible instead. The obvious changes are: * RSS Date now validates * SSI Latest News text feature added And the less obvious is that the gubbins inside the application have changed and in places are much more efficient. Any problems please let me know. I don't intend actively working on this project indefinately and will only continue to do bug fixes as and when the deployments require them. I'll update the packages when this happens.

  posted by matthoughton 967 days ago

• news|blog Full news-blog_beta1 file released: 2007-05-17_news-blog_beta1.zip

  ################################ ######### News|Blog ########### ################################ Online News and Blog Scripts for developers with no online DBMS Created by Matt Houghton 2006 matthoughton.co.uk 8th May 2007 *** Changelog *** 2007-05-08 - beta1 * Features Added - SSI feature to include latest news in an SHTML page. [Example HTML page: index.shtml included] * Code Changes - Perl 'die' Errors changed - Created RFC822 date functions - Extra variables added to config.ini, Some removed - Backwards Compatibility Added - no need to change existing data files when you upgrade from alpha_2 * Bug Fixes (Lots but here's a couple of the notable ones) - RSS date function changed to allow RFC822 valid date. (Backwards Compatible) - RSS feature now only displays latest articles (change number in config.pl) - RSS outputs from newest > oldest (old system would require an intelligent rss reader) 2006-10-08 - alpha2_2 * User Options - RSS Feed Feature added (?get=rss) 2006-10-05 - alpha2 * Bug Fixes - Backward compatibility for compile errors (pre Perl 5.008) - Prevent extra commas being added in CSV File causing hidden problems - Fixed Error Page issues for submit and edit functions - Base skin contains transparent buttons * User Options - View Summary (?show=summary) [ Old Blog Screen ] - View Blog (?show=blog) [ New Blog Screen ] - Articles now list in Descending order (newest at top). Option to change (?order=ascending) - After article submission, page returns to article list / moderator list * Moderator Options - Confirmation required prior to article deletion - Admin can set forceBlog or forceSummary to prevent users changing the way they view the lists - HTML Blog Separator Option in settings.pl - Moderators Text Option - add HTML for only moderators to view * Code Changes - Moved Settings from inside Perl scripts to an external config.ini (See Release Notes) 2006-09-24 - alpha1_2 * Bug Fixes - Skin Fixed for article editing - Keywords submission only gets added when keywords added - Articles now held in text and formatted into paragraphs when viewed 2006-09-23 - alpha1_1 * User Options - View List of Articles - View Blog screen (?show=blog) - View Article Content - Submit Article for moderation prior to publishing * Moderator Options - View List of Articles - View Article Content - Login using password string - Multiple admins with different passwords held in md5 encrypted form. - Edit existing articles - Delete existing articles - Verify user submitted article - Unverify submitted articles - Weed/Unweed articles (Option available although currently serves same purpose as verification. Future plans!)

  posted 967 days ago

• File released: /news_blog Full/news-blog_beta1/2007-05-17_news-blog_beta1.zip

  posted 967 days ago

• Beta

  Beta is on the way which will include an automated upgrade script which will convert the existing data files into the new format. Some of the features I discussed previously won't be included in this release.

  posted by matthoughton 979 days ago

• Prerelease Beta...

  There has been no real update in the last few months since the RSS feature was added and I am pleased to say that my enthusiasm for this project has begun to pick up again to the point where I hope that the first pre-release beta will be released in the very near future. I've sorted out the RSS validation issue but due to the knock-on effect this has on data which needs upgrading from previous versions, I won'release it until part of the next package (when the effort to upgrade is worthwhile). By then it will be accompanied by other features including an auto-archive system which will fully replace and use the backbone implemented for the currently unused 'weed' function. There are also hopes for a simple management system for the package which will make adminstration much simpler with a web-interface to change system settings and moderator access. More news soon...

  posted by matthoughton 1081 days ago

• Alpha2_2 Released - RSS

  Alpha2_2 has now been released which includes an RSS feed feature. Existing users can just overwrite their 'articleindex.pl' to upgrade to the latest version. There are known RSS validation bugs but it is the first working RSS release of the system.

  posted by matthoughton 1188 days ago

• news|blog Full news-blog_alpha2_2 file released: 2006-10-08_news-blog_alpha2_2.zip

  posted 1188 days ago

• File released: /news_blog Full/news-blog_alpha2_2/2006-10-08_news-blog_alpha2_2.zip

  posted 1188 days ago

• News|Blog Alpha2 Released

  It has been a long way coming but the second alpha installment is now upon us. All of the bugs picked up in the earlier versions have now been fixed and the feature list is increasing to expand the project. This version has been tested and is stable in most webserver environments - as published in previous news we have deployed the code in a commercial environment and it is holding up well. There are issues with the changelog and release notes on Sourceforge so until I've managed to upload them here's a brief rundown of the biggies: - Settings moved out of the scripts and into a config file - Backward compatibility sorted - Many bugfixes - Blog / Summmary Options - Sort records - ForceBlog/Summary options to define how the user will view the pages. If not forced, user can customise their view. - Custom moderator code - Customisable Blog Separators

  posted by matthoughton 1191 days ago

• news|blog Full news-blog_alpha2_1 file released: 2006-10-05_news-blog_alpha2_1.zip

  posted 1191 days ago