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This month we added a new advertiser to the site. He needs no introduction. I’m sure most of you are already using at least one of his add-ons. I’m talking about Low Schutte and his Go to Low add-on site.
This month Low wants you to know about the update to Low Reorder, which makes it easy to reorder entries through the control panel. If you’ve used previous versions of Low Reorder you will pleased to know that you can now reorder entries across channels.
Thanks to Low for supporting EE Insider this month. And thank you to our other great advertisers for their ongoing support.
- Pixel & Tonic - The longest running advertiser on the site and well-known for the add-ons Assets, Playa, Matrix and Wygwam. They make some of the hottest add-ons for ExpressionEngine.
- Solspace - By far, Solspace has the largest catalog of EE add-ons and is one of the original add-on developers. When an add-on comes from Solspace, you can trust that it’s going to work and that you’ll get the support you need. Their Rating module allows you to easily add rating functionality to your website.
- Vector Media Group - Based in New York City, they are not only experts (and leaders) on ExpressionEngine, they are also experts in SEO. Matt and Lee at Vector Media Group are a valuable part of our community.
- Structure - Travis and Jack have built and supported the easiest way to allow your clients to manage pages (with hierarchy) in ExpressionEngine. I love Structure and use it on Mijingo.com.
Do you have a product or service that you want to share with the smart, savvy, good looking, and moderately athletic EE Insider readership? Get in touch.
If you have a product or service that you want to get in front of the smart, funny and passionate ExpressionEngine community, EE Insider has a premium ad spot available for the month of May.
Interested? Get in touch.
A big, awkward, extra long hug to the following companies for supporting EE Insider through their ads on the site:
- Expresso and Store 1.5 - One of the newest and most promising e-commerce add-ons for ExpressionEngine. I’m really excited about what they’re doing and you should be, too. They just released a new version and a new website. Check it out.
- Pixel & Tonic - The longest running advertiser on the site and well-known for the add-ons Assets, Playa, Matrix and Wygwam. They make some of the hottest add-ons for ExpressionEngine.
- Solspace - By far, Solspace has the largest catalog of EE add-ons and is one of the original add-on developers. When an add-on comes from Solspace, you can trust that it’s going to work and that you’ll get the support you need. Their Rating module allows you to easily add rating functionality to your website.
- Vector Media Group - Based in New York City, they are not only experts (and leaders) on ExpressionEngine, they are also experts in SEO. Matt and Lee at Vector Media Group are a valuable part of our community.
- Structure - Travis and Jack have built and supported the easiest way to allow your clients to manage pages (with hierarchy) in ExpressionEngine. I love Structure and use it on Mijingo.com.
EE Insider is into its fourth year online and it wouldn’t be possible without the help of our advertisers. Would you like to share your product or service with the community? Get in touch.
It’s Wednesday and that means a bunch of EE users gather in a chat room and spend an hour (or two) asking questions, sharing ideas, frustrations and tips about all things ExpressionEngine. Occassionally, we also talk about web design, development and perhaps coffee. Mmm…coffee.
So, pour yourself your favorite beverage and join us at 9 PM EDT (US) for weekly ExpressionEngine Help Chat.
See you there!
A special thank you again to the advertisers, who help keep the lights on here at EE Insider. Each month a handful of wonderful companies in our community share their products and services with you via advertisements on the site. The ads are always relevant to you, tasteful and the products and services trustworthy.
A huge thank you to:
- Might Big Robot - They have been advertising their Profile Edit add-on and just recently released the Field Editor add-on, which makes it very easy to create custom fields in EE2.
- Pixel & Tonic - The longest running advertiser on the site and well-known for the add-ons Assets, Playa, Matrix and Wygwam. They make some of the hottest add-ons for ExpressionEngine.
- Solspace - By far, Solspace has the largest catalog of EE add-ons and is one of the original add-on developers. When an add-on comes from Solspace, you can trust that it’s going to work and that you’ll get the support you need. Their Rating module allows you to easily add rating functionality to your website.
- Vector Media Group - Based in New York City, they are not only experts (and leaders) on ExpressionEngine, they are also experts in SEO. Matt and Lee at Vector Media Group are a valuable part of our community.
- Structure - Travis and Jack have built and supported the easiest way to allow your clients to manage pages (with hierarchy) in ExpressionEngine.
EE Insider just started its fourth year online and it wouldn’t be possible without the help of our advertisers. Would you like to share your product or service with the community? Get in touch.
Today, Devot:ee announced the annual “AcademEE” awards and the winners named in a handful of categories. Devot:ee intern Jacob Russell wrote up a short blog post about the awards:
2011 has been another great year for add-ons in the ExpressionEngine community, as developers around the world continue to write great code for the benefit of all of us. We’re happy to see a mix of add-ons by established developers and a lot of ‘new blood’ creating awesome add-ons.
Developer of the Year was awarded to Rob Sanchez who works for Barrett Newton and Big Mighty Robot. Better Workflow by Electric Putty was named Extension of the Year. Read the entire list of add-ons and you might find one that you haven’t used yet.
Congrats to the winners!
Each week a group of EE users gathers together in a (not at all) secret chat room to help each other with EE issues, problems and questions. There is also a lot of general discussion about ExpressionEngine, web design and development.
Here’s the thing: you’re invited, too. Won’t you join us?
The chat starts at 9 PM EST in the US. Go here to join us: mijingo.com/go-chat
Today the United States Congress begins hearings on a new proposed law called the PROTECT IP Act (how does it work?). This law is aimed at protecting intellectual property and preventing copyright infringement online. Without surprise to you I’m sure, this law has been spearheaded by the entertainment industry. The same people that tried to kill VCRs, MP3 players, DVRs and more. The same people that sued grandmothers and little kids.
To make it worse, the law is also supported by politicians who, to be frank, don’t know shit about how the internet works, what makes it so successful and just how damaging an over-reaching law like PROTECT IP would be.
This video sums it up nicely:
I’m in a unique position because I would actually benefit from this law. The ExpressionEngine training videos I create at Mijingo are widely pirated online. Fighting the people that pirate the videos (and, sadly, those that do are part of our community) would be a full-time job. So, I choose to do everything I can to protect the videos without ruining the experience for legitimate customers (or treating them like criminals). That’s why my videos don’t have DRM or a complicated scheme to protect them from being copied.
I don’t think, however, that it’s worth ruining and censoring the Internet to prevent my videos from being pirated. And that is exactly what the entertainment industry wants to see happen; a nuclear option to protect their latest cream puff blockbuster movie from being pirated online or streamed in parts on video sites.
For those of you who live in the United States, please take the time to learn more about these proposed laws and how they can hurt you and the Internet.
A couple of weeks ago I pushed live a minor tweak to the look of EE Insider. The focus of the change was to eliminate the stuff that was barely used (as deemed so through analytics) and make the site easier to read. I eliminated almost everything on the sidebar of the site and made it the new home for the ads that support the site and share some awesome products and services with the community.
I also eliminated everything but the most useful stuff from the navigation. We’re a savvy bunch, so there was no need to highlight things like the RSS feed. The biggest change was removing navigation access to the EE Insider Tips section of the site. The section is still around and completely functional and you can get a link in the footer on any page of the site.
One complaint I received was that readers had to hunt for the search box. I moved it to the top of the sidebar and simplified it: no submit button and the label is hidden. Again, we’re savvy and can handle buttonless search forms.
So, right now EE Insider is focused on three areas: the blog (this), the how-to articles (have one? you get paid to publish here) and the videos section. It feels better and looks better. What do you think?
More than three years running, The EE Help Chat happens tonight at 9 PM Eastern.
Haven’t joined the EE Help Chat before? It’s easy: go to mijingo.com/go-chat and then fill out the form and you’re in!
There is a cap on attendees, so be sure to get there early.
Go chat!
Before (and sometimes during) breakfast every morning, I sort through a pile of links to find stuff to post to the site. I do this using a combination of feeds, searches and good ol’ fashioned email. I sometimes miss stuff because it didn’t cross my radar. That bums me out.
So, here are the top 10 ways to get your news announced on EE Insider:
- Write or create something helpful or awesome and send it to me: info@eeinsider.com
- Did I say 10 ways? I meant one.
That’s it. Have you launched a cool, new site, created a great tutorial, built and released an add-on or done anything else related to ExpressionEngine and CodeIgniter? Email me and let me know.
It’s that easy!
I thought I’d take a moment to welcome a new member to our community. I heard about her grand entrance into the world the other day while chatting with Matt Weinberg.
It’s a new plant at the Vector office.
I begged Matt (okay, I actually just scoffed at the name) not to use the name “LeafEE” but he did. He actually did it. Next up, it’ll sell its little seedlings at Devot:ee.
On the bright side, if we can contain the -ee naming convention to just plants, we might just save the world. Think of the children.
I thank thEE.
This isn’t exactly related to ExpressionEngine, but I wanted to let everyone know that I’ve been making a brief appearance again in the podcasting world.
Since last week, I’ve been filling in at 5by5 (this is where the EE Podcast was hosted before Lea and Emily took over) for Dan Benjamin while he’s out on paternity leave. My stint continues through the end of this week.
Here are the shows I’m co-hosting:
If you’re not familiar with the shows at 5by5, please browse the listings. I’m certainly biased but it is a network full of some great content and people.
Back in March I posted about my beginners ExpressionEngine article in the May print issue of Net Magazine. The article is a guide to building a simple portfolio website with ExpressionEngine. My description of the article:
The article is definitely aimed at people newer to EE, who are looking for a real-world application of this ExpressionEngine CMS they’ve heard so much about. It includes all of the template code and assets you need to build the simple site on your own. But there’s certainly something there for everyone, even if you wanted to reaffirm how you approach building EE sites.
Up until now you could only get the article by buying a print copy or their digital version of the magazine, which is only available through Zinio. Today Net Magazine graciously published the article on their website for everyone to enjoy.
As web workers, we need to have a portfolio that puts on display our website designs and development projects. One of the best CMSes for handling this type of content is ExpressionEngine 2. Its flexible data containers (‘channels’) and customisable input fields enable you to use it to power just about any data-driven website.
For old hands at ExpressionEngine, this article won’t do much for you, but if you’re new to EE you might find it helpful. The project includes all of the templates and assets you need to follow along as you build the portfolio site in ExpressionEngine.
Read the entire article: Build a portfolio with ExpressionEngine
This week only, you can get the ExpressionEngine 2: A Quick-Start Guide (written by yours truly) for 40% off. My publisher for the book, Pragmatic Programmers, is celebrating “Agile Week” and offering 40% off all of their titles. This includes my book on ExpressionEngine.
To get the discount (on the print or ebook version) use the coupon code AGILEWEEK when you check out. The discount is good through Friday, August 12, 2011.
To learn more about the book visit the official website: ExpressionEngine 2: A Quick-Start Guide.
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