Note: One of the changes in this version requires that you “Restore settings” to fix the problem. This means that you will have to redo all you customizations.

What has been changed:

• Feature: The ”Powered by” slogan can now be customized.
• Bugfix: Some tooltips were not loaded correctly.
• Bugfix: The ”comments” feed was declared incorrectly.
• Improvments to the registration code.

Download link:
WP-Blog v1.0RC13

The reason I am releasing version 1.0RC12.1 instead of just version 1.0RC12 is that v1.0RC12 was seeded to a selected group to test the Sparkle implementation. And due to other reasons it was later never seeded to the public so I decided to add a few more changes and release it as v1.0RC12.1 instead of skipping directly to v1.0RC13. Sounds crystal clear doesn’t it ;)

I am getting closer to releasing the final version but some things have come up that has prevented me from doing so before christmas. So the target is now to have this ready by the end of January next year. So for now you can continue to play with WP-Blog free of charge with all functionality enabled and no limitations at all. But be prepared for some surprises when the final version is released…

If you have been testing WP-Blog it is strongly recommended that you grab a copy of this version. If you haven’t tested it yet now is a good time to start :)

What is changed:

• WP-Blog is now distributed as a DMG
• Added some WordPress snippets to the DMG.
• Added support for Sparkle auto-updating if you are using a recent version of RapidWeaver 4.2.
• Improvments to the registration code (still not activated).
• Tooltips added to most of the controls.
• Misc. code improvments and bugfixes.
• Extended beta period.

Download link:
WP-Blog v1.0RC12(.1)

If you have been testing WP-Blog it is strongly recommended that you grab a copy of this version. If you haven’t tested it yet now is a good time to start :)

What is changed:

• Bugfix: The sidebar RSS feeds was not always generated.
• Bugfix: The exclude/include textfields for tags and categories allowed the user to write characters that were not supported.
• Bugfix: The exclude/include categories setting now filters the posts also.
• Bugfix: Improved the PHP code for preview/publish to temp location.

Download link:
WP-Blog v1.0RC11

If you have been testing WP-Blog it is strongly recommended that you grab a copy of this version. If you haven’t tested it yet now is a good time to start :)

What is changed:

• Added support for Windows style absolute paths in the WordPress header path.
• The header & footer can now be enabled either only on the main page or on all pages.
• Misc. internal code improvments.

Download link:
WP-Blog v1.0RC10

If you have been testing WP-Blog it is strongly recommended that you grab a copy of this version. If you haven’t tested it yet now is a good time to start :)

What is changed:

• Bugfix: If no RSS feed was enabled the linkpanel in RW would be broken.
• Bugfix: Custom RSS feeds was not displayed correctly in the linkpanel.
• Bugfix: Project files could not be opened if custom feeds was added.
• Bugfix: Fixed a few PHP errors in certain cases.
• Bugfix: Improvments to how the WordPress path is handled.
• Bugfix: Minor internal code improvments.

Download link:
WP-Blog v1.0RC9

To redeem this I have also extended the lifespan of this beta with 2 more weeks so you can continue using this plugin for free until the mid of November.

If you have been testing WP-Blog I suggest that you grab a copy of this version. If you haven’t tested it yet now is a good time to start :)

What is changed:

• Reverted: The RW page was sometimes marked as changed even if nothing was changed in the settings.
• Minor changes to the UI.

Download link:
WP-Blog v1.0RC8

If you have been testing WP-Blog I suggest that you grab a copy of this version since it fixes a number of small issues in the plugin. If you haven’t tested it yet now is a good time to start :)

What is fixed:

• The WordPress header path was sometimes set to an erroneous value.
• The RW page was sometimes marked as changed even if nothing was changed in the settings.
• Changing the archive limit manually cause an exception when previewing/exporting.
• Minor changes to the UI.

Download link:
WP-Blog v1.0RC7

This plugin will make it easy to add a WordPress blog in your RapidWeaver designed site. Just add a WP-Blog page, configure the WordPress location in the page, configure WordPress for split blog/WordPress URL, publish and you are done. There is no need to make any adjustments or tweaks to the theme, as long as you are using a RapidWeaver theme that has been designed for v3.6 or newer. When you are done no one will notice that the blog on your site is not the built-in blog in RapidWeaver.

If you have a local installation of WordPress on your Mac you can also configure the page so you can preview the page directly inside RapidWeaver. That makes it easy to see how the different settings affects your page.

Currently this plugin only supports embedding the blog part of WordPress in RapidWeaver, with full support for RapidWeavers theme structure. The desicion for this was based on what the majority of users seek that I have seen during the time since I posted my tutorial many moons ago. The plugin could however be extended in the future to support more features from WordPress but time will tell what might go inside this plugin.

WP-Blog allows you to use many third-party WordPress plugins which is an improvment from my old tutorial which was limited in this area. Do note however that if you use a plugin which adds new fancy stuff to the page you might need to add some custom CSS in order for it to look good when it is embedded in a RapidWever theme instead of a WordPress theme.

There is currently no manual available but I think the plugin is realtively easy to use. I will be working on a manual during the coming weeks so that there is one available when I cut the final release.

The plugin is still a BETA but you should be able to use this even on production sites since it has become quite stable by now. But keep it in mind if you are dealing with mission critical projects.

There are currently no limitations in the plugin except that it will not work forever. When the final version is ready it will require a license to unlock all features. The price for the plugin has also not been set yet and while the plugin is still a beta I do not want to charge for this plugin.

Plugin requirements

• OS X v10.4 or newer
• RapidWeaver v3.6 or newer
• WordPress v2.6 or newer

Download links
WP-Blog version 1.0RC7
WP-Blog WordPress theme

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: The blog page has no style.
A: You need to change the setting “Common File Links Are” to “Relative to Base URL” (or “Relative to Website address”) in RapidWeavers Site Setup.

Q: The comment link does not work properly.
A: The comment stuff is rendered by the theme set in WordPress and the default theme (which most themes derives from) has a relative link to the comments. Since WP-Blog sets a “base href” in the page code this link will not be ok under some circumstances. For now this is handled by using a slightly modified theme in WordPress where I have corrected this. This theme can be downloaded from my site (see link above). Just install this theme as any other themes in WordPress and activate it.

The current beta is not fully compatible with the upcoming RW 4.0 but before I release the final version the goal is to have it working with RW 4.0. And best of all, this update will be free of charge for exising users.

For more information please visit the beta page and read the instructions there, especially about reporting bugs.

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• good at giving detailed feedback?
• running Tiger and/or Leopard?

Do you…

• like @stash and use it frequently?
• like to experiment?
• have Growl installed?

Then send me an email and you might get picked to be the one of the first to see the next version of @stash. I’m not going to tell you what features it will have because everything is not yet settled but it will be smarter and more informative…