Manga+Press

Manga+Press 2.7 — is it vaporware?

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:03:24 +0000

I believe it may have certainly seemed like it at times. However, I am very glad to say that I’ve been working on the plugin over the last week. I finally decided to scrap the original code and start from scratch. The original code was a mess, and I needed a fresh start so I could apply what I’ve learned in the last few months. I’m not giving an ETA for plugin release, but I’m very close to having an alpha version out in the next few weeks.

If you wish to track my progress, check out Manga+Press’s Google Code page. Also, here is the update list.

Updates

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:29:11 +0000

So what happened? Basically, I came down with a serious case of stupid when the security bulletin about TimThumb came out about two months ago. Of course, that happened — predictably — around the time that my life got busy (again). Not in good way, either. During the night of August 2 or in the wee morning hours of August 3rd, some ass-clown thought it was amusing to throw a liquor bottle at my rear window. My mind had been on that, plus a few other issues involving my car (fuel pressure regulator needed replacing, starter died leaving me stranded at work, etc). Needless to say, things were busy. Both at home, and at work. Unfortunately, I ended up neglecting things, plus I sort of soured on things that I used to enjoy doing, like web design and development. Not sure if it was the job, or just the stress of the spring and summer. Either way, it seemed like I didn’t have enough free time to myself and when I got it, I tended to spend my time asleep or outdoors.

Anyway, I would recommend re-downloading Manga+Press 2.6 from the WordPress plugin site immediately as that release contains the updated version of TimThumb or better yet, switch to the release candidate 2.7, which doesn’t contain TimThumb. I had decided to remove it in favor of the WordPress thumbnail functionality.

Finally, I’ll have a few more announcements in the next week concerning the future of Manga+Press, so stay tuned!

Update: Manga+Press 2.7 RC1, WordPress 3.1.3 and WP 3.2

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:25:30 +0000

Sometimes, I can almost curse myself for having a job. It generally means that all of my favorite projects go wanting because I’m too busy working :\ Ah well. Anyway, I’ve done some quick testing and I will say — tentatively — that Manga+Press 2.7 RC1 does work with both WordPress 3.1.3 and the release candidate of WordPress 3.2. At this point, I’m pretty much close to a final release but the only thing that’s holding things up are the additional child-themes I had planned for the plugin. At this point, I don’t know when I’ll have those ready but I don’t want to hold up the release of M+P 2.7 either.

Either way, I’m hoping to have 2.7 released by the end of this month.

Manga+Press 2.7 RC 1

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:43:41 +0000

The first release candidate of Manga+Press 2.7 has been released. You can download it from Google Code here. Most of the bugs and the update issue have been fixed from the beta version. However, I would still advise caution when using on a live site.

Few things left todo on 2.7 before it can released in full:

~~Work on upgrade functionality (which is why I’m am strongly cautioning anyone running 2.6.2 live not to upgrade).~~
Build child themes.
~~New screenshots for WordPress Repository.~~
~~Check uninstall functionality.~~
~~Multi-language support. Update POT files, and Spanish language support. (Might have to wait until 2.7.1)~~

Release: Manga+Press 2.7 Beta

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:36:56 +0000

The beta version of Manga+Press 2.7 has been released. You can download it from Google Code here. If you’re running 2.6.2, I do not recommend that you upgrade to this version right away. If you have a test installation that you wouldn’t mind breaking, then go ahead and download it. I could use some help in my bug-hunt

Few things left todo on 2.7 before it can released in full:

Work on upgrade functionality (which is why I’m am strongly cautioning anyone running 2.6.2 live not to upgrade).
Build child themes.
New screenshots for WordPress Repository.
Check uninstall functionality.
Multi-language support. Update POT files, and Spanish language support. (Might have to wait until 2.7.1)