2011: My year in review
This might not be of interest to many, but thought I'd write down some highlights of my year 2011. Maybe for posterity, maybe because I feel a lot of stuff happened this year.
January
- Decided to spend Christmas and New Year's in Japan, which is the second time I have ever done so (for Christmas). Went to Senso-ji in Inage, Chiba, and had a much better New Years than last time I was there...
Zenbu 1.5.0 released!
It's been more or less a month since the last release of Zenbu, and boy have I been busy adding new features!
I'll let the changelog speak for itself since there are too many new features to discuss here. One interesting feature for developers is my Zenbu fieldtype framework, which enables custom field developers to add support for their add-on in Zenbu by adding a few Zenbu-specific...
Read more »Zenbu 1.4.0 released!
I've been holding on to this version for too long, testing it in different environments and conditions, so decided to finally release Zenbu 1.4.0, which includes a number of internal changes and new features, such as Assets, Pages, and CartThrob support. A new "General settings" section under "Display settings" is also available to tweak how Zenbu initially sets filtering rules and orders...
Read more »Thank you for EECI 2011, Zenbu 33% off until Friday
I just returned from the ExpressionEngine-CodeIgniter (EECI) Conference in New York, my head full of new information and memories of good times.
This was my first attendance at an EECI conference, so meeting people that I've been following solely on what is basically a TV set felt like meeting dozens and dozens of rock stars! Thank you everyone for the heartwarming experience *wipes a tear*....
Read more »Thank you for your support: Zenbu sales to help Japan
As mentioned on EE Insider, Devot:ee and nicolasbottari.com, last week's sales of Zenbu all (100%) go to the Japanese Red Cross towards helping Japan get back on its feet after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11th. I was in Tokyo when the earthquake hit, and although it was the biggest earthquake I experienced in Japan (or anywhere else), damage was minimal compared to the...
Read more »Earthquake in Japan: my experience, and how you can help
You all know about the M9.0 earthquake that hit Japan, and I lived the experience first hand in Tokyo. I was returning to my place in Chiba City (map) after a store launch party (for which I'm building an EE-based site), when the earthquake hit after my train suddenly stopped at Ochanomizu station (center of Tokyo, map). After my train stopped violently shaking, I exited the station with the...
Read more »Zenbu updated to version 1.1
After incubating for a few weeks, it's with excitement that I'm releasing Zenbu 1.1. This new version contains many, many new features, and takes care of more pressing requests, such as MSM compatibility and fixes for users with Structure installed. Zenbu also supports the display and search of a number of custom field data, such as DevDemon's Channel Images and Tagger, VZ Url, as well as Pixel...
Read more »Decorate your custom field labels in ExpressionEngine
Here's something I noticed that could come in very handy in some situations when building ExpressionEngine sites.
Did you know that you can add some HTML to your custom field labels? For example, in your custom field manager (Admin => Channel Administration => Custom Fields), you can italicize words in your field label like so:
In your entry form, your entry field will look like this:
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Storing file uploads above webroot in EE2
I'm sure many have already read how to run ExpressionEngine with the system directory above webroot, as well as the great article on Securing EE2 on EE Insider by using similar techniques. I was wondering, however, if this was possible with EE's upload directories. Of course, file access from your browser would not be possible without some special coding or creating a symbolic link to your...
Read more »Addons and ExpressionEngine 2.0 “something”
ExpressionEngine 2.0 PB, formerly "Beta", formerly "Release candidate", now "Public Beta" (or was that Peanut Butter? maybe later), has been out for about a week now. A lot of developers are annoucing roadmaps, and I should probably do something similar... eventually.
Based on the developer's documentation, porting my plugins to 2.0 should not be too difficult. I hope to update those soon...
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