Content Management Made Easy http://depot.codearmy.net/ Depot CMS Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:18:00 +1000 13th August, 2011 07:18 AM - Well ... it was inevitable that we would support PHP5 -- personally, I was just putting my head in the sand waiting for PHP6 to come along and wipe the taste of PHP5 from our mouths and memories. Alas, popular blogging software, Wordpress decided to force everyone to move to PHP5. So, what's that got to do with Depot ? Well, I run several web sites using Depot, but I have two sites; one that I just admin - not run, so that's a Wordpress install, plus another I run just to see what's new with Wordpress and what the "competition" has been up to, so to speak. As I needed those sites working, I was forced to get my hosting service upgraded to PHP5. No turning back ... everything looked good, until there was a major showstopping admin login bug that took about 20 -30 minutes to diagnose and fix and some other issues with the FCKEditor module. We're working on these fiddly little issues along the way, so I can 99% say that Depot supports PHP5. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=20 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=20 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:13:00 +1000 26th February, 2011 07:13 AM - I run an iPhone and OS X development blog called NSBrainDump over at xcode.sikosis.com. I've been neglecting it for awhile, but with the recent OS X and iPhone projects I've been taking on, I've felt a strong desire to give back. So, I've started posting little snippets of code that other developers might find useful and the like. One of my mates, who was just getting into development, was stuck with something that I had blogged about, so I sent him the link. He was happy to get the code, but mentioned it would be nice if the code I had on my blog was formatted with proper indents, etc. I agreed and he said I should look at GeSHI. So, I did ... a couple of hours of bashing my head, I realized that GeSHI wasn't suited for Depot and then I decided to have another look at Syntax Highlighter. I'd used it before for HDU 2010 but that was just used in a page I had hacked together. Needless to say, Syntax Highlighter was easier to impliment, and I was able to find a brush (template) for objective-C too. If you want to see it in action, head on over to xcode.sikosis.com http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=19 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=19 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:28:00 +1000 6th November, 2010 01:28 AM - I've been avoiding the whole adding a Comments feature to Depot, mainly because it's the last thing I wanted to work on and it's where all the security issues can occur on your web site. That being said, I decided to give up rolling my own as I came across the excellent and free web plugin service called DISQUS, that easily embeds a fully featured commenting system right into the site. It even does a nice job integrating with your site, in that it will display the number of comments on a post. You also get full administrative abilities via their admin site -- easy to setup with Depot and finally adds that missing piece. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=18 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=18 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:45:00 +1000 27th March, 2010 03:45 AM - Since I've posted about Depot on this site ... Well, I can definitely say, we're still alive and kicking. Still running on lots of sites, even though a few have gone away. Still adding new features when sites require them. So, all and all, life's okay here in the trenches at Depot. http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?blog=17 http://depot.codearmy.net/index.php?rss=17 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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