The Mail-to-Weblog feature for Manila has been released: “The Mail-to-Weblog feature makes it easy to post to your weblog by simply sending an email to your site. When this feature is enabled, Manila periodically checks for new messages in a POP email account that you specify, and posts new messages whose subject matches your "secret… Continue reading

When Manila’s Content Editor role was initially implemented, the static rendering feature was not taken into account. While Content Editors could create and edit any content in a Manila site, they had no way to render their changes if the static rendering feature was in use. We’ve done a review of the Content Editor role… Continue reading

We’ve got a new feature for Radio and Manila: Comment notification via email. When someone posts a comment on your Radio or Manila site, an email is sent with information about the person who posted the comment, a link to the post they’re commenting on, and the text of the comment itself. Here are a… Continue reading

Sebastian Fiedler and Tom Clifton both wrote to the Manila-Dev list today about what sounded like a bug in Manila’s implementation of the Content Editor editorial role, as applied to News Items. Apparently Content Editors were not allowed to create or edit News Items, even if the preferences on the News Items prefs page were… Continue reading

We’ve got a new set of features for testing: RSS feeds for Manila discussion groups, and for news item departments. This beta also includes a new department list page. If you run a Manila server, we’d like your help testing the new features. Please follow the instructions in this message, and post your comments and… Continue reading

We released some enhancements to the member list feature in Manila. If you’re logged into your Manila site as a managing editor, it’s now easy to block, un-block or delete members via your site’s member list page. Managing editors can also see members email addresses and member type. See this page on the Manila site… Continue reading

We’ve got a new feature for testing: Mail-to-Weblog for Manila. The Mail-to-Weblog feature periodically checks for new messages in an email account that you specify, and posts any messages whose subject matches your "secret subject" to your weblog. If you run a Manila server and would like to help test the feature, please follow the… Continue reading

Manila-Dev: RFC: Comment notification via email Radio-Dev: RFC: comment notification for Radio via email If you’re a Manila or Radio developer, please have a look, and post any comments or questions you have on the corresponding mail list. Thanks! Continue reading

PS: This has turned out to be a lot more long-winded than I thought it would, but I think it’s worth a read, especially since I’m using a brand-spankin’-new browser to compose this post. I’ve switched Web browsers so many times it’s not even funny. Sometimes it’s because I’ve switched operating systems. Sometimes it’s because… Continue reading

We’re getting a rare treat here in the Bay Area tonight — lightning. Normally the air is pretty moist here, and though we get lots of high winds, we usually don’t get much static buildup, so there’s almost never any lightning here. Not so tonight. From where I’m sitting right now in San Francisco, I’m… Continue reading