RocketTheme Blog
Affinity with JomSocial $50 Off Coupon
Our new Affinity Joomla template has been two months in the making and we wanted to let you know why. First we've introduced an all new module reordering ability to Affinity that lets you order blocks vertically, and also modules horizontally in those blocks. Also you can reorder modules vertically in a module position. This gives you considerably flexibility to customize your own layout and stores these positions in a cookie so they are restored when you visit the page again. As well as this reordering capability we've spent considerable time providing styling support for some popular 3rd party components. We felt this design was particular well suited to social networking style sites, so we have provided compatibility for JomSocial. As an exclusive benefit for RocketTheme Joomla Club members, we've arranged an unprecedented deal with the Azrul folks and are proud to offer a $50 off coupon for JomSocial Standard and Pro editions. This coupon code is available on the Affinity details page for current members.
Extensions with K2 Support
K2 is a great new GPL extensions for managing content that packs alot more punch than the traditional Joomla content component can offer. It provides a flexible article format that allows you to add images, attatchments, comments, even custom fields to your content. Once you've created your content (or migrated it from traditional Joomla content), you can completely customize the resulting views with simple overrides via CSS or template files. Such is the power of the extension, RocketTheme is proud to release four of our key extensions with native K2 support.
RokBox-ify Google Maps
Something I really never thought about, since we never had the necessity for it and there never been any requests for it, is the Google Maps support on RokBox.
Just recently I saw a thread in the RokBox Support Forum about some guys throwing out plenty of tricks to have Google Maps working on RokBox. I have to admit I really liked that thread, the tricks discussed were excellent and it goes to demonstrate how flexible RokBox is, and how it can solve almost any possible need.
The Extensions Club
Even though RocketTheme is primarily a Template club, extensions have always been an important aspect of our monthly releases. Now, we are placing a greater focus on our Extensions with the birth of the Extensions Club; separate download areas for the extensions; independent demos for the extensions; details and documentation for each extension plus a community forum to express your thoughts and concerns. Extensions provide an additional functional, visual and versatile layer to your site.
IE6 End of Life at RocketTheme
Let's face it, Internet Explorer 6 has had a heck of a run. It was originally released on August 27, 2001 just before the release of Windows XP. At the time of it's release it was a pretty fast, efficient and modern browser. It had partial support for CSS level 1, DOM level 1 and SMIL 2.0. Clearly it was not earth-shattering at the time of it's release, and time has not been kind to it since.
The Nitty-Gritty of RokTwittie
RokTwittie is our latest Joomla! Extension. The name speaks for itself, it is a module that brings Twitter to your Joomla site. This includes the ability to publish your site statuses, updates and searches from Twitter, which also includes multiple usernames support. Although, it is not intended to be a Twitter application for tweeting with your account, but is a showcase, with a vast assortment of features that are customisable to fit your needs.
Getting SSL to work with MAMP Pro
This is a re-post of a blog entry from Rocketwerx
You would think this would be really easy, but it turns out that there's no clear documentation on how to get MAMP Pro to work with SSL. Here's the steps I went through that allowed me to get this working and even automatically enabled via the MAMP Pro GUI.
RocketTheme Forum Receives Recognition
Last week I received an email from Patrick at phpbbhacks.com, a phpBB resource site that's been helping the phpBB community modify and implement phpBB since 2001. He let me know that the RocketTheme forum was selected as the featured phpBB implementation for the month of May 2009.
38 Converted Joomla Templates Released!
We've been through some weeks of testing and debugging and now we are pleased to announce that the Joomla 1.5 template conversions are ready for public consumption. We've updated our details pages to indicate the availability of the new 1.5 native versions, and the new template files are available in the club members download area.
