As my CMS of choice is e107 and I am happy to announce that v0.7.11 was released yesterday. This release will most likely be the last release of the 0.7 branch. Its is a bugfix release like the past few releases. Unless a security issue, large bug or anything else crops up that requires attention this will be the last 0.7 release.

The e107 development team are now going to focus on 0.8. Instead of working on both the 0.7 and 0.8 branch’s, they can focus on the one and devote there efforts solely on 0.8. Currently there is no idea when 0.8 will be out, i’d take a guess at a few months till see see it been released.

In the mean time you can of course grab a copy of the CVS files. My CVS updates will resume soon when I am back in Birmingham.

You can read the developers roadmaps here.

If you running e107 and want to update or want to try e107 for the first time go here.

For e107Advent I started work on a Theming Guide for e107. This was going to help people with some knowledge in web design/development create themes for e107. So web designers can get an idea of how to code their designs. I decided to let the e107 community decide what topics I covered in the guide, this way I would hopefully fill in the gaps that aren’t currently filled in documentation.

Now while I carry on writing for the next version of the guide, I have had many requests to write guides for other areas of e107. This is something I have already started work on a while ago but focus turned onto other things. After I have gotten a few projects completed in the New Year this main guide will hopefully be released and updated throughout the year. Once again with content requested by e107 users, to fill in any gaps in the current documentation.

If you have any requests for e107 documentation then feel free to contact me.

It seems like ages since I was last signed into this site and writing a blog post. Not surprising, after all that has been going on, with e107Advent, client work and traveling…

e107Advent ended on the 20th, no more releases for another year. It has been such a great thing to do, I started December thinking that I wouldn’t be able to release as much stuff as I would of liked. In the end I released something every 2 days. 9 themes and 1 theming guide that I am going to update as much as possible throughout the year. All them releases have racked up just over 1000 downloads, they will all be available all year round for all e107 users to enjoy.

Thanks has to go to Adam Roberts for creating a design for one of the themes. It gave me a much needed break to sort other things out as well as work on some development work, I am currently doing for him. News of which will hopefully follow in the next week or two.

As some of you know I am searching for a job, have been for a while and still am. The last week saw me applying for a few more jobs as well as receiving a few calls from agencies who had found my CV on Monster. I am hoping that I get something early 2008 and start the year off well. So fingers crossed for that.

Now, if your a blogger here is something that you might be interested in… A new community created for bloggers to discuss topics such as marketing, monetization, development and SEO. The community is called Blogussion and has been created by James McDonald (Designer of this blog’s design) and Oliver. Its been very helpful to me already, which is why I will be making a few changes to this blog when I get the chance.

Hopefully I will be able to fit in another post before Christmas Day but if not have a great one and enjoy it.