http://www.archetyped.com Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:32:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Though it wasn't a computing powerhouse, the iMac G4 definitely had one thing going for it-- an LCD screen that could easily be repositioned with just one finger. Ever since I first played around with one of those years ago (way back in 2002), I've always wanted to experience ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/in-need-of-some-support/ While I'm still working out the exact method to define a content type, I'm far enough along that I was able to start working on the code to display the extra forms for each content type. The idea is simple: Select a content type, and the additional form fields ... http://www.archetyped.com/wordpress/wordpress-as-cms-dynamic-forms/ It's hard to keep working on the plugin when I find out that a new version of Wordpress has been released. Lot's of cool stuff from a user and developer standpoint. Read the announcement. Sounds like there's a lot of new goodies for plugin developers. I don't know whether I ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/wordpress-21-ella/ I'm currently working on the Content Types feature of my CMS plugin for Wordpress. As previously discussed, I think this is an important feature for a CMS that is truly extensible and flexible enough to be used for any purpose. At the moment, I'm working on determining the best way ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/wordpress-as-cms-content-types/ Last night I reached a point where basically had all the core functionality I wanted for Lists. I uploaded it to the live server, and it worked equally well on my PC and my mobile phone. Awesome. When I started working on it today, I felt that it still ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/lists-so-close-yet-so-far/ I've recently started working on a simple web-based application in the hopes of solving on of (my) life's little problems, which I am currently referring to simply as "Lists". The Problem: Whenever I talk to others, I'm always hearing about new things-- restaurants I should try, movies I should see, books ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/mini-project-lists/ Compared to other content types, media types (video, image, audio, etc.) are differentiated by certain characteristics: Media files generally need to be uploaded to the server They can be embedded in other content (posts) They require specific markup to be displayed It is because of these special characteristics that content types classified as media ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/wordpress-as-cms-new-features-part-2-media-management/ One of the best things to come out of beta testing this plugin in a real-world situation is the advent of new features. Had I been developing the plugin in complete isolation, it's quite likely these new features could have been implemented completely differently (or not at all). There are ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/wordpress-as-cms-new-features-part-1-content-types/ Development has continued steadily on the CMS plugin for Wordpress. I am currently beta testing it on some projects to help me better develop this plugin for real-world use. The first of these projects is a site for an international film festival called Cinema Paradise. So what did the ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/wordpress-as-cms-first-implementation-and-new-features/ Things have gotten a bit busy around here as of late, but I'm still working on building a more efficient interface for managing content. I have eschewed Wordpress' default single-column interface for a more "explorer-like" two-pane file manager. The left pane will list the hierarchy of Sections. ... http://www.archetyped.com/blog/wordpress-as-cms-file-management/