WP Lynx 0.3 Preview

What will become WP Lynx 0.3.0 is feature complete. As with Breadcrumb NavXT, all features scheduled for this release, as stated in Plugin Roadmaps for H1 2011, have been implemented. All that remains is a little work on upgrade hooks. Technically, this is a mtekk_admin class issue, but it will benefit both WP Lynx and Breadcrumb NavXT.

By the end of the week Breadcrumb NavXT will be released to the translation team. The beginning of the release wave is expected to be February 21st, and will end with WP Lynx 0.3.0 on the 25th.

Grab the WP Lynx SVN Trunk version to try out 0.3.0 before it is released.

-John Havlik

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Breadcrumb NavXT 3.8.0 Preview

What will most likely be Breadcrumb NavXT 3.8.0 is feature complete. All features scheduled for this release, as stated in Plugin Roadmaps for H1 2011, have been implemented. Just a little tidying up of loose ends is needed before sending it off for translation. Additionally, a tutorial demonstrating the new bcn_display_nested() function needs to be written. The intent is to release the tutorial the day of or after the release of 3.8.0.

The actual release date is deep into February. This is primarily due other commitments I have. Additionally, it allows time to prepare WP Lynx for the release wave.

Grab the Breadcrumb NavXT SVN Trunk version to try out 3.8.0 before it is released.

-John Havlik

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Plugin Roadmaps for H1 2011

This year, with two plugins in an actual active development state, the plan is to try something a little different. Previously, Breadcrumb NavXT was the “favored child” that always received preferential treatment. As a result, releases slipped for the other plugins, namely WP Lynx.

Rather than separate development cycles, both Breadcrumb NavXT and WP Lynx will have synchronized release cycles. They will be released in “Release Waves”; Breadcrumb NavXT will aim for Mondays, WP Lynx will aim for Friday of the same week. Note that this is only for major releases, bug fix releases will maintain their “as needed” time line.

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Breadcrumb NavXT 3.7.0

Holy networked sites batman! With Breadcrumb NavXT 3.7.0, you can now have a complete, multi site wide, breadcrumb trail. Also new to this release are custom post type root pages, these are similar to the posts page setting that WordPress has for posts. Other notable features include the ability to use posts as a taxonomy for custom posts, and a settings version checker alerting to incomplete installs.

This version has many under the hood enhancements and bug fixes in regards to saving, and importing settings, installation, detection of unsupported PHP versions, and some rare use cases for Breadcrumb NavXT. Many of the previous upgrade and installation issues have a good workaround in place.

Please note that the following translations have not been updated by their authors:

  • Russian
  • French
  • Spanish (update available in SVN trunk)
  • German
  • Indonesian

If you are fluent in any of these languages and wish to update these translations,  let me know. I am sure many users will be grateful.

You can grab the latest version of Breadcrumb NavXT from the Breadcrumb NavXT page.

-John Havlik

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Breadcrumb NavXT 3.7.0 Preview

What will become Breadcrumb NavXT 3.7.0 has been released for translation to the translation team. With the upcoming holiday next week in the US, the official release is planned for Monday, November 29th. While the translators update their translations, there is plenty of time for interested users to try out the new version, play with the new features, and look for bugs.

There has been a ton of code change in regards to settings installs and upgrades. Support for multi sites has been added, and I definitely need feedback on the current implementation. Changes were made to how custom post types are supported, and a root page akin to the “page on front” and “posts page” settings in WordPress were added for each custom post type. Breadcrumb trails for attachments should display the full hierarchy once again. I accidentally broke that in the 3.6.0 release.

I will be performing several regression tests, on top of what has already been done, over the next week. Hopefully, this will be the smoothest release to date.

Grab the Breadcrumb NavXT SVN Trunk version to try out 3.7.0 before it is released.

-John Havlik

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