Depot CMS Content Management Made Easy http://depot.codearmy.net/ Depot CMS The Beat Goes On ... Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:51:00 +1000 18th April, 2009 03:51 AM - Well things have been going well here with Depot with more sites coming on-board that require more features that I've been implementing, with the upside being that all sites benefit. We've also fixed a few long standing bugs and totally streamlined the upgrade process. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=15 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=15 Happy New Year ! Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 1st January, 2009 12:00 AM - We wish everyone a safe and happy festive season and hope they bring in the new year in style. Have a drink with me and cheer on the year ahead for Depot. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=16 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=16 Depotfest Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:33:00 +1000 4th October, 2008 06:33 AM - 'Tis the season to be consuming lots of beer, however, I've been busy working on Depot quite a bit, in what I call Depotfest. To celebrate Depotfest, I've ported a new theme called agregado, which is currently live on Code Army. I've also been working hard on the documentation of the API, which is used to integrate Depot's functionality into templates. It's pretty simple, with a few hairy parameters on a couple of functions, however, for the most part, I think you'll like it. In Depot usage news, my old flash site has now been finally brought over from Wordpress, along with the Gaming Podcast site, GameGab, being approved to switch as they themselves are going through a facelift of sorts. Stay tuned for more .... http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=14 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=14 Just a little bit ... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:51:00 +1000 31st August, 2008 10:51 AM - Just a small update on Depot ... it's all going well, I decided to coincide this small update with a new look for Depot (vine-cafe was starting to look stale) and here is illacrimo. There have also been a number of fixes under the hood with the Depot core and HQ. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=13 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=13 FlatBrazier gets a new look Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:18:00 +1000 9th July, 2008 03:18 AM - Our first commercial site, FlatBrazier.com wanted to have a new look, so we created this new layout for them, using a modified version of the template networker. They're also using our new photo Gallery. I've always use Gallery2 and it's served me well to a point, but this product is unweidly and bloated, so I decided to create a basic photo gallery framework for Depot. This gallery was originally developed for the re-release of PBDB.net. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=12 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=12 Template in 20 Minutes Sun, 04 May 2008 07:04:00 +1000 4th May, 2008 07:04 AM - Public Holidays are great ... I got up and thought, what shall I do with Depot today and I decided I would give the site a new template (vino-cafe) by converting a wordpress theme, also adding to the ever growing pool of Depot templates. Pretty soon, I'll have to work on a module to show off all the templates ... PS. Oh and in the afternoon, I also got the Google Adsense and Google Analytics modules up and working. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=11 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=11 Wordpress Importer - Done Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:40:00 +1000 27th April, 2008 03:40 AM - I managed to get some downtime over this weekend to put some more work into the Wordpress Importer and successfully migrated one my sites - Node Monitor, a BeOS/Haiku blog I've been running since 2005. Originally, it was a Blogger site, then a Wordpress blog, now Depot. It's also using the Beautiful Day template. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=10 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=10 SPOTLIGHT: FlatBrazier.com Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:34:00 +1000 26th March, 2008 07:34 PM - Say hello to our latest client, The Flat Brazier Company. If you're into caravans, then this product is a must buy, after all it's the *First Brazier* that can be easily packed up and put away. The site is also using the latest theme - redtie. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=9 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=9 SPOTLIGHT: VMX Bandits + Auto links Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:18:00 +1000 22nd March, 2008 07:18 PM - Along with a bunch of tweaks here and there, I've now implemented a feature I've always wanted in other CMS software. I call this feature Auto links. Auto links is basically a way of specifying a given set of text (word or words) and applying a hyperlink to that selection. This way you can write your blog entry and then add the links later and it will "auto" link them. Cool eh ? Oh by the way, I've also launched a new site, VMX Bandits, which uses a new Depot theme called mushblue. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=8 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=8 When it comes to code, I'm on point ! Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:20:00 +1000 26th January, 2008 06:20 PM - Happy Australia Day ! I just spent the afternoon working on the Wordpress Import functions and I successfully converted one of my sites across to Depot. I've also added MP3 support via Wimpyplayer. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=7 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=7 SPOTLIGHT: The DS Show + New Features Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:21:00 +1000 15th December, 2007 02:21 AM - I spent a good block of hours today working on adding new features to Depot, as well as converting one of my smaller sites, The DS Show, from Wordpress. I'm pleased to announce, it all worked successfully and by adding another one of my sites into the fold, this has added more diversity to the core API. There's also modules :) which are very alpha and Depot will ship with the Lightbox module for giving your site's image that professional touch. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=6 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=6 RSS, APIs and More Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1000 10th November, 2007 12:00 AM - As the weekend arrives, so does more free time to work on Depot. As well as adding more structure and functions (API) that can easily be used in templates, I've whipped up an RSS 2.0 feed for the blog entries. I'm also now running the same codebase on Code Army, Depot and Sikosis Flash. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=5 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=5 Depot coming along nicely Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:02:00 +1000 5th November, 2007 06:02 AM - Just a quick update, I've spent a fair bit of time working on the core structure of Depot today and also managed to write a basic installer. In the theme department, I converted the Highway theme - a modified version will be the default theme for the Depot site. This now brings the total themes up to 3. Doesn't sound like much, but they didn't take very long to create. I'll add a few more in coming days. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=4 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=4