There was an issue in previous versions which prevented your customisations from being retained when Tina MVC was upgraded. This is now fixed.
Get it at Wordpress.org.
Important upgrade notice:
If you are upgrading from an older version of Tina, your customisations will NOT be migrated when you upgrade. You should manually backup the following from the tina-mvc directory:
- app/
- app_emails/
- tina_mvc_app_settings.php
and restore them after the plugin has been upgraded.
You will also need to deactivate and reactivate the plugin to reflect the new settings in tina_mvc_app_settings.php.
I haven’t been doing too much updating of the Tina code lately as I get used to the Wordpress.org developer interface and get some basic documentation up here, but there have been a few changes made as time permitted.
I’ve bumped to version 0.1.4 as a few very minor bugs surfaced. If you were trying a version prior to 0.1.2 then there was a problem with the plugin folder name (`tina_mvc` instead of `tina-mvc`) and the plugin just wouldn’t work – sorry.
I’ve written a quick start tutorial which will get you going quickly. There is also a (quick copy-paste job) function reference for the helper functions.
I will write a few more comprehensive tutorials as time permits, but at the moment Tina is being prepped for a project, so all priority is on making sure we can stick a big “production ready” sticker on it by the time the project is deployed (if there ever is such a thing in software). Currently in sights is getting the yucky “experimental” tag off the custom login and user pages feature. In any event all the core Tina code will be back-ported to the GPL version via Wordpress.org and here (www.seeit.org), so get stuck in!
Fran.
Tina MVC is the open source implementation of our new development framework.
Read about it here, or download or download tina-mvc.0.1.6 now.
Feel free to comment below, but if you would like to ask a support question, then do so here.
Another framework update for clients.
This is a minor fix and is recommended. The changes in this update bring more consistent handling of HTTP errors.
While there are no security issues in this update, it will make your website more visible and compliant for people like Google.
If you received last months update we will be in touch shortly. For clients with maintenance agreements, the update has already been applied.
We have updated our web site hosting offers to provide a more transparent and more flexible choice to customers.
Option A: Shared Hosting
Based on a traditional shared hosting environment. This is located in the US with a large web hosting provider (Dreamhost). You get a ftp login (if you want to upload your own files).
This is available to clients at no charge.
Suitable for small and/or non-commercial, non-mission critical sites.
Option B: Secure private hosting
This is based on our own private server located in the Blue Square Data Centre in the UK. Because it is on a private server, there is no chance of a third party web site brining down you site just because the happen to share the same server as you (a risk with shared hosting).
Performance and connectivity is much better and data protection is guaranteed by EU privacy laws. Only SeeIT clients are hosted on this server. Access by ftp is not permitted to clients.
This is suitable for larger sites where performance, privacy and uptime are critical.
It is update time…
Following on from our last project we have updated our web framework with some enhancements and bugfixes. These are free upgrades to all clients. Updates include:
- Security fixes (both preventative and curative – ask for details)
- More efficient caching for images and for non-dynamic elements
- Many minor bugfixes affecting usability
- Better use of PHP5 features (although we still support PHP4 for our older clients)
- Updated versions of all third party libraries
- Lots of speed tweaks
All of these fixes and upgrades are backwardly compatible with older versions of the framework, and are strongly recommended for all clients.
We will be contacting you all in the coming week to arrange for the upgrade. If you have not heard from us by November 17th, please contact us.
In partnership with ideasgarden.ie, this site is an online directory of e-tailers maintained by An Post – Ireland’s post services provider.
This site is part of a much larger media campaign by An Post. This morning radio and TV ads went live to promote An Post and the new branding is to be seen everywhere. Needless to say we are delighted to be involved.
As part of this development the website code was subjected to a pretty stringent 4 day security audit by a third party consultancy – a big name third party.
So watch out for the An Post guy with the green tie – you will be seeing him everywhere over the coming months!
An Post Shopping Directory
www.ShoppingDirectory.ie
A directory of inline retailers produced for An Post.
This website was part of a large media campaign run by An Post during the winter of 2009.
(Completed in conjunction with Ideas Garden (www.ideasgarden.ie).)
Frank Ryans Pub is one that many will be familiar with. Old Frank ran it for many years and it always had a lovely old charm about it. However for the past few years Tadhg Coughlan has taken over as landlord and he has turned it into something quite special. Several of us (SeeIT and partners) frequent it and we’re fans.
The website is technically pretty straightforward, and for that reason we decided to implement it on the Wordpress platform. However this is a great example of what can be accomplished with a little thought and some good photography. It is always a shame that people fall down on the detail and stick in stock or home made photography after spending good money on the rest of the website.
If you require pictures for a web site, there is little post processing required and no prints. This means that you can get an award winning architectural photographer like Philip Lauterbach of plpix.com to take your pictures for a lot less than you think.
Frank Ryans Bar
www.FrankRyans.com
A brochure site developed for Frank Ryans Bar, Queen Street and Smithfield.
This site was built on the WordPress blogging platform and showcases one of Dublin’s best bars. Check out the gallery – it is a real example of where a small investment in photography really pays – kudos to the excellent job done by Philip.
If your requirements are not complicated, then Wordpress makes an excellent platform for static websites. Not having to worry about basic CMS functionality, we were able to address style, content, pictures and SEO.
(Completed in conjunction with Philip Lauterbach Photographer (www.plpix.com).)
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