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Last Week in the Forums, 8/21 - 8/28

Sorry for the late post. Today I’ve been more father and husband than VP of EllisLab. That’s not a complaint by any means! Enough banter, on with it.

New article on URL Redirects using Segment Variables.

New Audio CAPTCHA Module by silenz!

Jones discusses the why and when of reverse relationships.

Very neat new plugin: Developer Plugin (a personal favorite of mine).

A new guide to getting TinyMCE working, posted by asozzi, building upon WYSIWYG Progress Light

An in-depth thread...

Last Week on the Forums, 8/14 - 8/21

Another week another pillaging of the forums for interesting tips, resources, and whatnot. Feel free to post your own!

Big, huge, warm-fuzzy congrats to Jammo (pass out the virtual cigars)!

Mark Reeves wrote a great article on Aggregating content using Magpie and ExpressionEngine. Get the code examples from Mark’s website.

Derek Allard posted a method for using view all posts by member with a different search results template.

Nevin, Geof, and JT get into a great discussion on web...

Last Week on the Forums

So much happens in the EE Community its difficult to keep track of. Once a week, hopefully, we’ll try to post threads that caught our attention for one reason or another. Its by no means an exhaustive list so feel free to point out your own favorites.

Ignite pointed to a resource that shows how to get Saft running on Safari 3 beta.

Jones helped Abbyss with some inconsistent rollovers.

Someone help Boyink find an ImageMap Rotator! (who still uses ImageMaps?)

silenz has created...

Live Preview with Coda (and other IDEs)

As happens most of the time when the internet is all abuzz with some new tool, the release of Panic software’s new web development IDE, Coda prompted most of us here at EllisLab to download it and try it out.  Allow me to share with you a nifty gem that makes Coda and other applications like it (Dreamweaver, Freeway Pro, etc.) have a leg up on other workflows when working on ExpressionEngine based sites.

Les, the ever imaginative VeeP came to me with the suggestion yesterday, so credit...

ExpressionEngine Pros Forum

Greetings!  We are happy to finally give our Pro Network members a place they can call their own, to speak freely about the aspects of running a business using ExpressionEngine, and to simply connect with one another.  Consider it a small step toward what Rick referred to as “invest[ing] in our community and expand[ing] our network into a cohesive, connected, and capable ecosystem”.

We hope you find this private, Professionals Network members only, forum invaluable for sharing...

Digital-Web Article on Jesse’s EllisLab Redesigns

Digital Web Magazine’s debut article for their new “The Working Designer” column features the pMachine redesign written by Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain. The article includes an in-depth review of the design process and plenty of screenshots visually documenting the process.

Years ago, I would have jumped head-first into a project like this, and started working on detailed mockups from day one. This approach forced me into making several different design decisions about layout, color,...

EE as Trouble Ticket System

Bill MacKenty posted an overview of how his school implemented ExpressionEngine has a trouble ticket system. Bill writes:

Our school needed a trouble ticket system.  After some tinkering, we have a working system, and with over 100 tickets, the system is an outstanding success. Our office is more organized, and we have been able to respond to technical issues far more efficiently than before.