The focus of development for this release was on admins tools. This release brings a new Tools admin page. The first tools included are System Information, Settings Export/Import and Logs. The System Information tool replaces the System widget that use to live on the the Dashboard admin page. This new tool provides a wealth of …
Connections 8.2 was a very solid release and version 8.2.4 builds upon that. Normally I do not post about bug fix releases but this one is a little unique. One of the underhood changes that 8.2 brought was significantly improved code for working with and displaying categories. This improvement not only brought more flexibility which …
Go find that update button, version 8.2 has just been released! The primary focus of this release was to completely rework the code that processed the reading and writing of the entry meta data table so that meta data can also be saved for the categories. With this core feature enhanced to support categories, it …
As mentioned in the Working Towards 8.2 blog, I’ve been commissioned to add the ability to custom order the categories. I’ve made a lot of progress and I will soon be ready to beta test it. All-in all, this is yet another major release as the changes are far and wide. Not only do these changes make …
I’m switching up the way I’m going to develop and release updates a little. Currently, like many projects, I define milestones and prioritize the tasks within each milestone and once those tasks are finished, the update is released. I’m going to continue working like this but instead of adding several large tasks per milestone I will be only …
This bug fix is long overdue, I admit, but it includes a laundry list of minor edgecase bug fixes. It also includes two major changes, something I would not normally put into a bugfix release. The first major change is that the code for categories was rewritten from the ground up .This was actually in the works …
The Widget Pack is one of the more popular extensions for Connections because it adds many useful widgets that can be added to the theme’s sidebar. I’ve been working on a massive update to all the currently available widgets, implementing all the most requested features. Here’s an overview of the new features you can expect …
Now that the latest release of Connections is out the door, and doing quite well I may add, I can shift my focus to working on the next update to Form. What can you expect? The frequently requested email notifications. With the next version you’ll have the option to set up two email notifications. The …
Here’s the download link to RC 1: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/connections.zip The release candidate should be fully compatible with WordPress 3.1.x through 3.4.2. The major differences between RC1 and RC2 are: The database upgrade should be triggered regardless of the upgrade method used. Image quality issue has been corrected. Added filters to all the cnOutput methods for the …
Here’s the download link to RC 1: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/connections.zip The release candidate should be fully compatible with WordPress 3.1.x through 3.4.2. Here’s some in depths posts about some of the new features: Search (updated) New date field that replaces the current Anniversary and Birthday fields. Revamped settings page. Clickable phone numbers. Permalinks support. Geocoding. See the …