EE 2.0.1 is Out, Did you Miss It?

Yesterday we released the biggest update to the beta yet, ExpressionEngine 2.0.1. Its got a number of fixes along with some minor, but important UI updates such as a change in how notifications are displayed in the Control Panel. Please see the Change Log for all the details.

Since we’ve got a number of new people to the EE Community I think this would be a good time to let you know the best way to stay current on EE updates. EE releases come in two flavors, Versions and Builds.

A...

Launch Update 2: Launch Delayed, Issues Resolved

All of EllisLab would like to apologize for the unexpected delay. If this were a Twitter post it would be #LaunchFAIL.

We had planned to launch around 5pm Pacific Time today. We initiated launch sequence around noon and at 3pm a number of unexpected issues, a few not related to launch plans at all, came up. We posted about this shortly before our planned launch time, in keeping with our promise to the Community about communication. As you might imagine this is deeply frustrating for...

Launch Update

We promised to tell you if a snag came up prior to launch and unfortunately it has.

The plan was to launch this evening but during the initial rollout we encountered a few issues. We’re working through them but it may delay the launch. I’ll update later this evening with how things are going.

You Spoke, We Listened: Important Release Updates

We’ve been listening closely to the feedback regarding EE 2.0’s release plans and we’re going to implement a few important changes to better reflect the needs of the Community and what we want to accomplish on 12/1.

The most important change is a vocab one. On 12/1 we will be releasing the ExpressionEngine 2.0 Public Beta (PB). We previously referred to it as a Release Candidate. We think calling it a Public Beta will help people better evaluate whether they should use EE 2.0 PB or EE...

Updated, 2009/11/25 The Official ExpressionEngine 2.0 RC FAQ

UPdated 2009/11/25: Please note that this info is now out of date. Please read You Spoke, We Listened: Important Release Updates. The FAQ has been updated with the new info.

If you haven’t heard yet, ExpressionEngine 2.0 Release Candidate (RC) will be available on December 1st, 2009. That’s a mere two weeks away. Today we’re publishing The Official ExpressionEngine 2.0 Release Candidate Frequently Asked Questions, or more simply the EE 2.0 FAQ.

The EE 2.0 FAQ addresses pricing, the...

Tuning the Engine: EE 2.0 Week on EE Insider

Its been a quiet week on the EE Blog. That’s because we’ve been working closely with Ryan Ireland and Kenny Meyers to bring you a full week of EE 2.0 news over at EE Insider. Its been five days of articles, screenshots, a screen cast, interviews, and new information.

If you just want the most important bits, they are:

ExpressionEngine 2.0 will be released on December 1st, 2009. The Commercial license will retail for $299.95, the Non-commercial license for $149.95, and there is a new...

Survey & Quiz Contest Winners

Here are the winners from the Survey EE Mug Contest and the Quiz Contest. A big thank you to everyone who took the survey and sent in quizzes!

ExpressionEngine Mug and EE 2.0 Upgrade Winner

David Millsaps (Visionpoint Marketing, Raleigh News)

EE 2.0 Upgrade + Field Notebook Winners

Milo Maneo (Milus.it)
Lincoln Gbenga Olagbaju (Lincoln Pixel)
Stephen Swift (Back Beat Media)
Russ Lipton
Marty Stake

Field Notebook Winners

Kurt Deutscher (NetRaising)
Brian Klepper (Brian Klepper...