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[Jeremy]

You should add native support for changing from /blog to /whatever.

That's not as easy as you'd think. Easiest thing Onimua could do is add things like /blogs, /yada, /blah, and let you "chose" between them in options, but there's more and more in the background that needs done.

 

[Digital Doctor]

That's not as easy as you'd think.

Yea. seems that way.

I think Xenforo's native code needs changing then.
I think developers shouldn't be forced to use workarounds to make xenforo better.
Has anyone requested the code changes needed to make this easier ?
Where is the link to the request ?

 

[Forsaken]

Yea. seems that way.

I think Xenforo's native code needs changing then.
I think developers shouldn't be forced to use workarounds to make xenforo better.
Has anyone requested the code changes needed to make this easier ?
Where is the link to the request ?

I hope you realize how ridiculous this post sounds.

 

[Digital Doctor]

I hope you realize how ridiculous this post sounds.

How would that be ? Educate me please.
Thank you.

 

[Onimua]

I'm a bit behind as a few things held me up while working on the latest release, but the big chunks are finally out of the way! Beta 3 beta testing will commence shortly for those who I've selected (you will get a PC within the next few days though no one has been notified yet). If you haven't replied to my earlier inquiry, the requirements listed for possible inclusion for this private beta period is listed here. There's still a couple of spots open.

In other news...

Part of why it's taken me so long, and again you'll see for yourself soon, is because of the vast amount of changes I've made. You won't notice much on the front-end, though there is a handful of changes/feature additions there, as Beta 3 is primarily back-end changes in major preparation for future releases. I'd divulge more about what's beyond Beta 3 but I can't at this point in time. Just know I didn't rewrite nearly the entire add-on just for fun.

The other part is that, due to the amount of changes I've done, there is a lot of testing/debugging that I've had to do as a result. I'm not kidding when I said I've nearly rewritten every part of the blog–even templates have been affected, drastically in some cases. So instead of releasing the next beta publicly I'm doing a small isolated test group first. Clean installs and uninstalls are much easier. Upgrades however are tricky with what's in Beta 3 as several areas are modified in the database.

So it'll be just a bit longer guys, and a Wednesday may not be possible but as I'm polishing off all the loose ends, I definitely don't see me delaying the release another week to work on it either. Thank you all for your patience and support, it's very much appreciated! No one wants to get this out more than me, and mainly because I'm absolutely ecstatic about the version after this.*

* "Good things to those who wait." - Kier

 

[Allan]

I'm a bit behind as a few things held me up while working on the latest release, but the big chunks are finally out of the way! Beta 3 beta testing will commence shortly for those who I've selected (you will get a PC within the next few days though no one has been notified yet). If you haven't replied to my earlier inquiry, the requirements listed for possible inclusion for this private beta period is listed here. There's still a couple of spots open.

In other news...

Part of why it's taken me so long, and again you'll see for yourself soon, is because of the vast amount of changes I've made. You won't notice much on the front-end, though there is a handful of changes/feature additions there, as Beta 3 is primarily back-end changes in major preparation for future releases. I'd divulge more about what's beyond Beta 3 but I can't at this point in time. Just know I didn't rewrite nearly the entire add-on just for fun.

The other part is that, due to the amount of changes I've done, there is a lot of testing/debugging that I've had to do as a result. I'm not kidding when I said I've nearly rewritten every part of the blog–even templates have been affected, drastically in some cases. So instead of releasing the next beta publicly I'm doing a small isolated test group first. Clean installs and uninstalls are much easier. Upgrades however are tricky with what's in Beta 3 as several areas are modified in the database.

So it'll be just a bit longer guys, and a Wednesday may not be possible but as I'm polishing off all the loose ends, I definitely don't see me delaying the release another week to work on it either. Thank you all for your patience and support, it's very much appreciated! No one wants to get this out more than me, and mainly because I'm absolutely ecstatic about the version after this.*

* "Good things to those who wait." - Kier

The next version looks promising !

 

[Veer]

Thumbs up mate
just waiting waiting and waiting

 

[BlackMuddler]

Are the beta3 xml files ready to be translated?

 

[Onimua]

Are the beta3 xml files ready to be translated?

It will be released with Beta 3, not before.

 

[BlackMuddler]

Ok I understand - but I think it could be nice to 'release' any tranlated version at the same time.. You're the Boss so you rules here and I gently wait.

 

[Onimua]

Ok I understand - but I think it could be nice to 'release' any tranlated version at the same time.. You're the Boss so you rules here and I gently wait.

The problem is that I'm still working on it, so there are still phrases being added/changed/modified. I'd have to keep updating the file, upload it, then post an update saying that something has changed.

It's much easier for me to generate the language file just as I'm about to release the blog because at that point I know nothing else is going to change, and it causes less confusion and work for everyone involved.

 

[vtisix]

I look forward to implementing this on our forum. Please excuse me if this is already answered somewhere: would it be possible for members to import their own RSS feeds from their external blogs and display them in the Blog Entries tab?

 

[Onimua]

I look forward to implementing this on our forum. Please excuse me if this is already answered somewhere: would it be possible for members to import their own RSS feeds from their external blogs and display them in the Blog Entries tab?

Not at this time, and I think you're the first to suggest it.

 

[Digital Doctor]

That's not as easy as you'd think.

Why is this not easy ?

 

[vtisix]

Not at this time, and I think you're the first to suggest it.

I think it would be a useful feature as those who would use this are likely to already have an external blog. This would eliminate the manual effort of copying and pasting from their external blog, and thereby making it easy for these users to expose their content to a different audience.

 

[Onimua]

Why is this not easy ?

The short of it is that it creates a bit of overhead and complexity with very little benefit.

I think it would be a useful feature as those who would use this are likely to already have an external blog. This would eliminate the manual effort of copying and pasting from their external blog, and thereby making it easy for these users to expose their content to a different audience.

Oh, I certainly wasn't dismissing it. I've added it to the roster of feature suggestions.

 

[vtisix]

Oh, I certainly wasn't dismissing it. I've added it to the roster of feature suggestions.

If you need a beta tester for this, I'll be your guinea pig.

 

[Onimua]

If you need a beta tester for this, I'll be your guinea pig.

The time will come in the future perhaps.

Right now my focus is finishing off beta 3 for release. Private beta testing is about to start, with a public release in the next few days.

 

[Onimua]

Private beta testers have now received their copies. You should see a public release not too long from now.

 

[Forsaken]

Private beta testers have now received their copies. You should see a public release not too long from now.

Totally dissatisfied with Beta 3.

I demand you re-do it till I'm satisfied!