Nominate XOOPS for CMS Critics Awards
Please nominate XOOPS for CMS Critic Awards
This is the first year they are offering these awards. All who vote and cast nominations will be entered to win a Google Nexus 7 tablet!
Please nominate XOOPS in these categories:
- Best Open Source CMS
- Best Free CMS
- Best CMS for Small / Medium Sized Businesses
- Best Social Networking Solution
As you can see from the timeline below, we don't have much time, so please:
VOTE TODAY!!!! Click ==> here
Timelines
September 10, 2012 to October 12, 2012: Nominations taken.
October 12, 2012 to November 12, 2012: Voting occurs.
December 1st, 2012 - Winners announced.
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Presentation "OOP Adventures with XOOPS"
I presented on Saturday at the CodeWorks PHP Conference in Cincinnati a talk about XOOPS called "OOP Adventures with XOOPS".
1) You can view the presentation slides here:http://goo.gl/cMR18
2) The video used in the presentation about creating XOOPS modules with TDMCreate is here:
Please provide us with feedback in this thread on how to improve the presentation, so we can make it better!
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1) You can view the presentation slides here:http://goo.gl/cMR18
2) The video used in the presentation about creating XOOPS modules with TDMCreate is here:
Please provide us with feedback in this thread on how to improve the presentation, so we can make it better!
New XOOPS Support Site: for Slovak language
We are happy to announce that thanks to Chaoos, we have now a local Support Site in the Slovak language:
http://xoops.chaoos.com/web/
For list of existing Support Sites, please visit our International Support page.
To create a local XOOS Support Site, see Support Site Guidelines.
If you would like to start and maintain a local XOOPS Support site, which is a lot of fun and is helping XOOPS by spreading our great CMS to your area and language, you can apply for official status, by using this form (login required).
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http://xoops.chaoos.com/web/
For list of existing Support Sites, please visit our International Support page.
To create a local XOOS Support Site, see Support Site Guidelines.
If you would like to start and maintain a local XOOPS Support site, which is a lot of fun and is helping XOOPS by spreading our great CMS to your area and language, you can apply for official status, by using this form (login required).
XOOPS to present at Codeworks Conference
We are very happy to announce that XOOPS will be presenting at the Codeworks PHP Conference.
Codeworks, is an annual one-day conference tour, bringing a full day of learning, fun, and networking opportunities to a city near you! Like every year, they’re visiting ten cities on this year’s tour, with some familiar stops and some new venues added to our roster.
We'll be presenting on September 29th in Cincinnati, OH.
The topic is "OOP Adventures with XOOPS", and this is the short description of the presentation:
Quote:
The recent Project of the Month on SourceForge, XOOPS was designed from the very beginning as an object-oriented CMS, which is even reflected in its name: eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System. Michael will present the OOP oriented architecture of XOOPS, and show how OOP makes development of XOOPS modules easy and fun, promotes reuse of code, and keeping GUI consistent across all modules.
This is the first time that XOOPS makes a presentation at a PHP conference in the USA, so we're very excited about it.
With the recent Project of the Month on SourceForge Award, and the release of XOOPS 2.6.0 Alpha 1 by the Core Team, it seems like XOOPS is nicely moving forward!
Viva XOOPS!
XOOPS 2.6.0 Alpha 1 Released for Testing
The XOOPS Core Development Team is pleased to announce the release of XOOPS 2.6.0 Alpha 1.
This is a brand new XOOPS series, with several major changes and enhancements to the Core.
You can review the current XOOPS 2.6.0 Roadmap here
The main goal of the 2.6 series is to update the XOOPS Core and all classes to PHP5 (public, protected, static) and E_STRICT, and to remove / clean up old legacy code and remove all HTML code found in the PHP files.
Some of the main changes in Alpha 1:
· Central class "xoops" to simplify the development of XOOPS modules, giving developers direct access to XOOPS API
· Removal of unused folders in XOOPS.(cache and template_c).
· Only one theme for the administration and user interface.
· Automatic loading of all XOOPS classes
· Removal of global variables, these variables can be used from XOOPS class (e.g. "$xoopsModule" becomes "$xoops->module").
· Cental folder for all multimedia public frameworks (jQuery, CSS, JS, images, ...).
· Module Class Admin to give the same admin interface for all modules, this class already exists in such frameworks, but now it is included in the core and uses HTML templates.
· moving of some libraries, such as Smarty, to the xoops_lib folder.
· Refactoring the system module.
· Adding a new feature: System Extensions. Some parts of the system module are now separate "system extensions" (eg. Banners, Avatars, Smilies).
· Some modules in the Admin will also become Extensions (eg. Protector). All these Extensions are runing as modules, but they cannot be renamed, and they will be shown in a separate menu module
· Integration of CSS Framework: Bootstrap from Twitter.
· Removal of all queries for the block templates and modules. Now, XOOPS reads directly the templates for each part.
· Reduction of queries in all pages.
· New theme in the Admin interface.
There will be more changes in Alpha 2 and Alpha 3, but for now we would appreciate your help in testing existing features.
Please remember: This is Alpha Release for features testing only!!!!
DO NOT install it on a production site and DO NOT upgrade any production site with it!!!
Please post and discuss all issues related to this release in this Forum
System requirements
-----------------------------------
PHP:
Any PHP version >= 5.2 (PHP 5.3+ is strongly recommended)
MySQL:
MySQL server 5.0+
Web server:
Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended)
Downloading XOOPS
-----------------------------------
Your can get this release package from the SourceForge repository.
Installing XOOPS
-----------------------------------
1. Copy the content of the htdocs/ folder where it can be accessed by your server
2. Ensure mainfile.php and uploads/ are writable by the web server
3. For security considerations, you are encouraged to move directories "/xoops_lib" (for XOOPS libraries) and "/xoops_data" (for XOOPS data) out of Document Root, and change the folder names.
4. Make the directory xoops_data/ writable; Create (if not already present) and make the directories xoops_data/caches/, xoops_data/caches/xoops_cache/, xoops_data/caches/smarty_cache/ and xoops_data/caches/smarty_compile/ writable.
5. Access the folder where you installed the htdocs/ files using your web browser to launch the installation wizard
Installing Protector in XOOPS
-----------------------------------
We also highly recommend the installation of the PROTECTOR extension which will bring additional security protection and logging capabilities to your site.
Upgrading from a previous version
-----------------------------------
NOT available in Alpha
Debug information display level
-----------------------------------
Debug information display level is enabled to show debug information to different level of users: to all users, to members or to admins only.
The configuration can be set in /xoops_data/configs/xoopsconfig.php
The default is for Admin only.
Files integrity check
-----------------------------------
The full XOOPS package is released with a script able to check if all the system files have been correctly uploaded to the server. To use it, follow these instructions:
1. Upload the checksum.php and checksum.md5 files located in the XOOPS package root to your XOOPS server folder (putting them next to mainfile.php).
2. Execute checksum.php with your browser
3. If necessary, re-upload the missing or corrupted system files
4. Remove checksum.php and checksum.md5 from your server
Modules
-----------------------------------
This release contains only the "system-related modules and extensions".
Unless specifically stated by the module Author, current modules will NOT work properly with XOOPS 2.6.0 Alpha.
How to contribute
-----------------------------------
Bug report:http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430840
Patch and enhancement:http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430842
Feature design:http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430843
Release announcement:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xoops-announcement
XOOPS Core Development Team
August 17th, 2012
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This is a brand new XOOPS series, with several major changes and enhancements to the Core.
You can review the current XOOPS 2.6.0 Roadmap here
The main goal of the 2.6 series is to update the XOOPS Core and all classes to PHP5 (public, protected, static) and E_STRICT, and to remove / clean up old legacy code and remove all HTML code found in the PHP files.
Some of the main changes in Alpha 1:
· Central class "xoops" to simplify the development of XOOPS modules, giving developers direct access to XOOPS API
· Removal of unused folders in XOOPS.(cache and template_c).
· Only one theme for the administration and user interface.
· Automatic loading of all XOOPS classes
· Removal of global variables, these variables can be used from XOOPS class (e.g. "$xoopsModule" becomes "$xoops->module").
· Cental folder for all multimedia public frameworks (jQuery, CSS, JS, images, ...).
· Module Class Admin to give the same admin interface for all modules, this class already exists in such frameworks, but now it is included in the core and uses HTML templates.
· moving of some libraries, such as Smarty, to the xoops_lib folder.
· Refactoring the system module.
· Adding a new feature: System Extensions. Some parts of the system module are now separate "system extensions" (eg. Banners, Avatars, Smilies).
· Some modules in the Admin will also become Extensions (eg. Protector). All these Extensions are runing as modules, but they cannot be renamed, and they will be shown in a separate menu module
· Integration of CSS Framework: Bootstrap from Twitter.
· Removal of all queries for the block templates and modules. Now, XOOPS reads directly the templates for each part.
· Reduction of queries in all pages.
· New theme in the Admin interface.
There will be more changes in Alpha 2 and Alpha 3, but for now we would appreciate your help in testing existing features.
Please remember: This is Alpha Release for features testing only!!!!
DO NOT install it on a production site and DO NOT upgrade any production site with it!!!
Please post and discuss all issues related to this release in this Forum
System requirements
-----------------------------------
PHP:
Any PHP version >= 5.2 (PHP 5.3+ is strongly recommended)
MySQL:
MySQL server 5.0+
Web server:
Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended)
Downloading XOOPS
-----------------------------------
Your can get this release package from the SourceForge repository.
Installing XOOPS
-----------------------------------
1. Copy the content of the htdocs/ folder where it can be accessed by your server
2. Ensure mainfile.php and uploads/ are writable by the web server
3. For security considerations, you are encouraged to move directories "/xoops_lib" (for XOOPS libraries) and "/xoops_data" (for XOOPS data) out of Document Root, and change the folder names.
4. Make the directory xoops_data/ writable; Create (if not already present) and make the directories xoops_data/caches/, xoops_data/caches/xoops_cache/, xoops_data/caches/smarty_cache/ and xoops_data/caches/smarty_compile/ writable.
5. Access the folder where you installed the htdocs/ files using your web browser to launch the installation wizard
Installing Protector in XOOPS
-----------------------------------
We also highly recommend the installation of the PROTECTOR extension which will bring additional security protection and logging capabilities to your site.
Upgrading from a previous version
-----------------------------------
NOT available in Alpha
Debug information display level
-----------------------------------
Debug information display level is enabled to show debug information to different level of users: to all users, to members or to admins only.
The configuration can be set in /xoops_data/configs/xoopsconfig.php
The default is for Admin only.
Files integrity check
-----------------------------------
The full XOOPS package is released with a script able to check if all the system files have been correctly uploaded to the server. To use it, follow these instructions:
1. Upload the checksum.php and checksum.md5 files located in the XOOPS package root to your XOOPS server folder (putting them next to mainfile.php).
2. Execute checksum.php with your browser
3. If necessary, re-upload the missing or corrupted system files
4. Remove checksum.php and checksum.md5 from your server
Modules
-----------------------------------
This release contains only the "system-related modules and extensions".
Unless specifically stated by the module Author, current modules will NOT work properly with XOOPS 2.6.0 Alpha.
How to contribute
-----------------------------------
Bug report:http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430840
Patch and enhancement:http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430842
Feature design:http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430843
Release announcement:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xoops-announcement
XOOPS Core Development Team
August 17th, 2012
XOOPS is August "Project of the Month" on SourceForge
We are very proud to announce that in August, XOOPS is the "Project of the Month" on SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/blog/potm-201208/
where you will also find a podcast about XOOPS.
Each month, a project is chosen from the many thousands on www.SourceForge.net to be a Project of the Month. This time it is XOOPS:
You can see past winners here:
http://sourceforge.net/blog/potm/
As you can see, XOOPS is in a very fine company there.
We're very proud of this recognition, and are looking forward to attracting more users, more developers, and having more fun!
Viva XOOPS!
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http://sourceforge.net/blog/potm-201208/
where you will also find a podcast about XOOPS.
Each month, a project is chosen from the many thousands on www.SourceForge.net to be a Project of the Month. This time it is XOOPS:
You can see past winners here:
http://sourceforge.net/blog/potm/
As you can see, XOOPS is in a very fine company there.
We're very proud of this recognition, and are looking forward to attracting more users, more developers, and having more fun!
Viva XOOPS!
Cesag to lead XOOPS Testing/Quality team
We are pleased to announce that Christelle Gaulupeau (Cesag) will be leading the XOOPS Testing/Quality team.
For those of you who are visiting our Forums here, you know her very well. She is tirelessly testing modules, provides us with fixes, and also does translations into French.
In May she won the "XOOPSer of the Month" Award for her contributions.
Recently she also became the Admin for XOOPS France.
We are very happy to have her as part of our XOOPS family.
And we would like to encourage everybody to join the XOOPS Testing/Quality team and help her with it. This will help us to make better modules and better XOOPS.
For discussion related to Quality Assurance Team & Process, we have a special forum for it - please post any topics related to it there.
XOOPS featured on SourceForge
It is our pleasure to let you know that XOOPS has been selected as one of the featured projects on SourceForge this week!
This is a great exposure for us, since SourceForge is home to over 3 million users, hosting a catalog of over 300,000 distinct projects and serving over 40 million unique visitors per month and over 15 million downloads per week.
There more people know about XOOPS, the better for us
Please spread the good news on your local XOOPS support sites!
Viva XOOPS!
DB Optimization Competition with Prizes
Calling all MySQL experts out there!
Recently we had some reports about Core and some modules generating too many queries, as reported by Tatane and Yasir
We would like to announce a competition for best/most MySQL database optimizations in XOOPS. This can happen in following areas:
a) existing Core queries
b) existing popular modules
c) new module with the best optimized way to access and manage MySQL database, incl. a tutorial on how it was done
Please submit your entries by July 15
This competition is sponsored by Webyog, which offers SQLyog, one of the best MySQL tools on the market. See the features here:
http://webyog.com/en/sqlyog_feature_matrix.php
They offered to give us up to 5 copies of the Ultimate version (worth $179 each) to winners of a competition among XOOPS developers. Of course, it will depend on the number and quality of the entries, if we will use all five copies.
There are many very good tutorials and presentations about optimizing MySQL, but we're sure, you all know those tricks:
http://www.percona.com/files/presentations/percona-live/dc-2012/PLDC2012-mysql-query-optimization.pdf
http://www.slideshare.net/guest9912e5/15-ways-to-kill-your-mysql-application-performance
http://www.slideshare.net/posullivan/capturing-analyzing-and-optimizing-your-sql
Let's see how could we use them to improve our Core and our Modules.
You can post solutions in this thread on Forums.
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Recently we had some reports about Core and some modules generating too many queries, as reported by Tatane and Yasir
We would like to announce a competition for best/most MySQL database optimizations in XOOPS. This can happen in following areas:
a) existing Core queries
b) existing popular modules
c) new module with the best optimized way to access and manage MySQL database, incl. a tutorial on how it was done
Please submit your entries by July 15
This competition is sponsored by Webyog, which offers SQLyog, one of the best MySQL tools on the market. See the features here:
http://webyog.com/en/sqlyog_feature_matrix.php
They offered to give us up to 5 copies of the Ultimate version (worth $179 each) to winners of a competition among XOOPS developers. Of course, it will depend on the number and quality of the entries, if we will use all five copies.
There are many very good tutorials and presentations about optimizing MySQL, but we're sure, you all know those tricks:
http://www.percona.com/files/presentations/percona-live/dc-2012/PLDC2012-mysql-query-optimization.pdf
http://www.slideshare.net/guest9912e5/15-ways-to-kill-your-mysql-application-performance
http://www.slideshare.net/posullivan/capturing-analyzing-and-optimizing-your-sql
Let's see how could we use them to improve our Core and our Modules.
You can post solutions in this thread on Forums.
XOOPS 2.5.5 Final Released
The XOOPS Development Team is pleased to announce the release of XOOPS 2.5.5 Final.
This release is focused on fixing open bugs and on updating external libraries to their latest versions:
- phpMailer 5.2.1
- TinyMCE 3.4.9
- jQuery 1.7.2
- jQueryUI 1.8.18
- HTML Purifier 4.4.0
- phpThumb 1.7.11
- jGrowl 1.2.6
Since it also includes a security fix, it is highly recommended to update to this version ASAP!
See the Changelog for more details.
Please post and discuss all issues related to this release in this Forum
We also need help with Translations using Transifex
System requirements
-----------------------------------
PHP:
Any PHP version >= 5.2 (PHP 5.3+ is strongly recommended)
MySQL:
MySQL server 5.0+
Web server:
Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended)
Downloading XOOPS
-----------------------------------
You can get this release package from the Sourceforge repository.
There are .zip and .gz archives provided.
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This release is focused on fixing open bugs and on updating external libraries to their latest versions:
- phpMailer 5.2.1
- TinyMCE 3.4.9
- jQuery 1.7.2
- jQueryUI 1.8.18
- HTML Purifier 4.4.0
- phpThumb 1.7.11
- jGrowl 1.2.6
Since it also includes a security fix, it is highly recommended to update to this version ASAP!
See the Changelog for more details.
Please post and discuss all issues related to this release in this Forum
We also need help with Translations using Transifex
System requirements
-----------------------------------
PHP:
Any PHP version >= 5.2 (PHP 5.3+ is strongly recommended)
MySQL:
MySQL server 5.0+
Web server:
Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended)
Downloading XOOPS
-----------------------------------
You can get this release package from the Sourceforge repository.
There are .zip and .gz archives provided.
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