SourceCoast Development Blog

AJAX Anywhere Released

2009-11-19T17:18:44Z

We released the AJAX Anywhere extension on CMS Market. This extension allows you to refresh any Joomla! module without having to reload the entire page using AJAX calls.

Joomla Facebook Connect v2.5 Now Available

2009-11-17T16:09:28Z

Version 2.5 of JFBConnect is now available. This version brings some great improvements along with much tighter integration between Community Builder and Facebook Connect:

* New user registration and returning user login messages can now be sent to your user's wall with a link-back to your site (API for 3rd party devs as well!)
* Community Builder default fields are now used when importing a profile

* Ability to always import profiles (every login, not just on registration)
For a full list, see:
http://www.jfbconnect.com/changelog

In the short period after it's release, we found a few bugs which rapidly moved the versions to 2.5.3. Since then, things have settled down and we are now recommending all previous owners to upgrade. Of course, we're always monitoring our support forums, so if you run into issues or need assistance, let us know!

Finally, if you enjoy, we'd always love a great review on CMS Market!

Limit Article Edit and Force Password Change are on the JED

2009-11-11T23:52:20Z

Two MORE of our new free, GPL extensions have been approved and are listed on the JED. Both of these extensions were created for users on the Joomla forums to help them with their sites. Hopefully others will find them useful as well!

Limit Article Edit

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/content-restriction/10412

This plugin will only allow users with Publisher access level or higher to edit and save Published articles. Users that do not have a high enough access level will be redirected back to the article with an error message.

Force Password Change

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-access/10413

This plugin will check the user's lastvisitDate to see if it is "0000-00-00 00:00:00" (meaning the user has never logged in). If this is the case, the user will be redirected to the edit user profile page and will not be able to go to any other page until they update their profile.

If you have an extension idea that you can't find, let us know on the forums. We love the new ideas people are providing!

Tasks Pro 2.1 for ProjectFork 2.1 has been released

2009-11-07T06:00:00Z

Sorry for the delay, but we finally got around to updating the Tasks Pro Projectfork section code to work with Projectfork 2.1. This release fixes some of the compatibility issues that were introduced with the newest release of Projectfork and hopefully will get you on your way to easier project management in Joomla!

Check it out and let us know if you have any issues. If you've already purchased Tasks Pro, the updated version is available now in your download area at CMS Market.

Accepted to the Joomla Resources Directory

2009-10-24T02:27:51Z

Yay! We met the requirements and were just listed on the Joomla! Resources Directory. Fortunately for us, we already complied with all of their requirements, except the disclaimer at the bottom of the page. It feels good to be listed among only 163 other resources that Joomla considers worthy of listing, and only 62 in the "Services" category for which we're listed.

If you've worked with us previously, or like our extensions, we'd love for you to leave a positive comment!

Don't worry, now we'll put our heads down and go back to coding instead of continuing to pat ourselves on the back.

SetMetaData and Article Access Updater are on the JED

2009-10-23T06:00:00Z

Two of our new free, GPL extensions have been approved and are listed on the JED. Both of these extensions were created for users on the Joomla forums to help them with their sites. Hopefully others will find them useful as well!

setMetaData System Plugin

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/site-management/seo-a-metadata/9882

A very simple system plugin that allows the user to set up to five different meta data values.

Article Access Updater Content Plugin

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/content-restriction/9915

A plugin that will fire when articles are displayed and apply rules to update the article access level based on section, category, and time since the article was created.

JAdminMobile plugin is available on the JED again!

2009-10-23T06:00:00Z

We are glad to announce that the JAdminMobile plugin is now listed on the Joomla! Extensions Directory again. It was knocked off for a while when the new JED rules went into effect, but we resubmitted it again and it's listed once more:

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/tools/site-management-tools/8008

The plugin is used with the JAdminMobile iPhone application to allow people to administrator access to their Joomla! sites. For more info, see the CovertApps website.

My first bug submitted to the JBS

2009-10-14T06:00:00Z

I submitted my first bug for the Joomla! Bug Squad:

http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_id=32&tracker_item_id=18363

Someone else on the Joomla! forums discovered the issue, but submitting it gets me experience using some of the Joomla! Bug Squad tools and is a great step towards helping out more.

Will Mavis is a member of the Joomla! Bug Squad

2009-09-15T06:00:00Z

I submitted my request to joing the JBS yesterday and I have been approved. Look out bugs, here I come. This is very exciting for us at SourceCoast because we're always looking for ways to give back to the Joomla project. With our development skills and support in the forums, this is the next logical step for us to take.

For more info about the Joomla! Bug Squad, look at some of the topics on docs.joomla.org.

If you are interested in joining up and have questions, feel free to contact me.

JFBConnect v2.1 is out

2009-06-08T06:00:00Z

This new release of the popular Joomla Facebook integration extension has the much requested feature of integration with Community Builder as well as a registration form for allowing new users to select their Joomla username and password for your site.

The following is a list of new changes:

Added Community Builder support to import profile fields and avatar (similar to JomSocial)
Added a 'quick' registration form to let a user select their own username, password, and set their email address
JFBCLogin module got an overhaul allowing most features to be hidden to allow for you to display it how you want
JFBCLogin module now much more easy to override in your template. You shouldn't have to modify the default.php file anymore, so future revisions won't overwrite your customizations
Many minor bug-fixes

For more info, see the JFBConnect changelog.