Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:22:35 +0000 8 Comments

Simple MC: Starting the Open Source Process

I’ve been working on a project for a while now at work which we have dubbed SimpleMC (Simple Managed Content). I spoke with Dave this morning, and he gave me the go ahead to start the process of open sourcing the project … which I’m very excited about. I haven’t officially even released an alpha version yet, however you can get a sneak peak:

I apologize in advance if someone gets in there and changes the admin password or completely destroys the demo.  It is a demo and thus I haven’t spent a lot of time (5 minutes) putting it in true demo mode.  I’d also like to mention that you won’t find any documentation about getting SimpleMC to work for you.  You can take a look at /bai_cms/demo/ in the source to see how it is integrated into a page.  Any issues, just contact me or post a comment here.


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8 Comments for "Simple MC: Starting the Open Source Process"

Comment 1 Eelco Wiersma - Gravatar Eelco Wiersma

Hey Jason,

Looking good m8.

Pagebakery is doing well also, maybe we could have a chat again soon and exchange some idea's.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:14:22 +0000 Link

Comment 2 leveille - Gravatar leveille

Thanks Eelco. I check out the Trac PageBakery timeline at least once a week to see what you guys are up to. Unfortunately all I have time for are quick glances at the recent commits. Things look great though.

I'd like to chat and exchange ideas for sure. I've implemented a simple caching mechanism for SimpleMC that you may or may not find interesting.

I'll be in touch.

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:27:04 +0000 Link

Comment 3 William - Gravatar William

I have been looking for something like SimpleMC for so, so long.

Thank you for sharing.

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:51:43 +0000 Link

Comment 4 leveille - Gravatar leveille

No problem William. I'm hoping to have an alpha release package by the end of this month, with installation and setup instructions. That way you'll really be able to check things out.

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:17:18 +0000 Link

Comment 5 Matthew - Gravatar Matthew

Can't wait for this!

Tue, 20 May 2008 21:58:56 +0000 Link

Comment 6 leveille - Gravatar leveille

I have had so many other things getting in my way that I haven't had the time in a while to come back to this project and create a release. As you can see, there is quite a bit that needs to be done. A big one of course is documentation.

Anyway, keep checking back. I guess this is the nature of open source software. There are really no timelines.

Wed, 21 May 2008 07:52:20 +0000 Link

Comment 7 pokoka - Gravatar pokoka

hello,

how can i submit changes and/or tackle some of those "things to do"?

i've just start using simple mc (perfect for a friend that isn't ready for the likes of WordPress or Joombla). it's a bit 'flakey' in parts (Extjs has it's moments) but a rather neat little project. the "combine" part is gold!

i'm surprised you didn't bind it to cakephp for most of this bit n pieces that are missing but heck no a biggy.

cheers.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:59:31 +0000 Link

Comment 8 leveille - Gravatar leveille

Hi, Pokaka. Thanks for stopping by. A little background:

I started SimpleMC prior to working at all with CakePHP. We wanted a tight little package that provided a super simple way to update content. Needless to say it became a bit large, with extjs/htmlpurifier/etc. Anyway, it is definitely flaky in parts, especially with extjs on the frontend. Using extjs on the frontend causes a few issues:


  2. extjs uses a css reset, therefore integrating SimpleMC w/in a site that was originally designed without a reset in mind causes more work than it should
  3. extjs is large. I am an ardent Steve Sounders fan, and I do everything I can to make things zippy, but I think extjs on the frontend is overkill. I would rather see something like jQuery modal on the frontend and keep extjs on the back


As for how you can contribute, shoot me an email and let's talk: leveillej [at] gmail [dot] com.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:45:37 +0000 Link

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