Monthly Archives: September 2007

iCal4WP, back to the future!

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It is now time to look at iCal4WP and see how we can improve it and ultimately release a 1.0 version.

Here is the todolist for this 1.0 version:

  • Bug Fixes:
    • Fix repeating events to make sure they appear as well in the sidebar widgets (currently only the first event appear, thought it works on feeds)
    • Make it works with WordPress 2.3 (issues with new categories system, see hooks)
  • add the plugin in wordpress.org with svn account (about plugin hosting),
  • re-organize UI to make it more user-friendly,
  • switch to jQuery to be aligned with wordpress new default JS library and not loading a new js library
  • Use jQuery plugins for date and time pickers,
  • allow events with no end date (useful for people organizing night event with no specific end time)
  • Do not show list of events if no event to list, but still keep feeds pull down menu.
  • Switch from pull down menu to a bar of icons or simply one icon that shows the pull down once clicked (?)
  • Improve widget UI: input of title in the widget conf, select a default type (or maybe if MacOS detected then iCal, otherwise Google Calendar?)

I would like to thing about re-using some code to create a Symfony plugin that can easily deliver events with associated calendar subscription feeds. I can imagine that a Propel behavior could be very useful: you can make any object as an event.

ical4wp: a quick fix for WP 2.3

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As you may know, Worpdress 2.3 has a new database structure and therefore ical4wp does not work properly. Actually, everything is working except the list of ical feeds.
I took some time today and I fixed it, making sure that it continues to work with WP < 2.3 too.

I am not going to release a new version yet because I want to fix a few other things before but I know some of you are stuck with this WP upgrade, here is the function to replace the existing one (roughtly line 552 in ical4wp.php file):

Do not replace the all ical4wp.php file but only the ‘ical_list_calendars’ function inside ical4wp.php file.

ical4wp quickfix for WP 2.3

Amazon.com MP3 download – Tip 1

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A quick tip to keep track of your mp3 you bought in Amazon.com if you are using iTunes. On a Mac, by default, it imports your downloaded mp3 to iTunes, nice, but it does not create a specific ‘Amazon.com’ playlist to easily find them, like the ‘Purchased’ you have for titles bought on the iTunes Store. Since they are not doing it for you…DIY (Do It Yourself!):

1. Each mp3 from Amazon contains a comment with ‘Amazon.com Song ID: xxxxx’ (xxxx is a unique key per song I guess).

2. Create a smart playlist with in the comment containing ‘Amazon.com’

Amazon.com MP3 smart playlist in iTunes

Done!

iCal 4 WP and WordPress 2.3

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Hi all,

good news, WordPress is out for a new release: 2.3. A few really good new stuff inside, you should have a look at it. But be aware: iCal4WP is not working anymore with this version due to some change  in the database schema. I am aware of this and I fill find some time within a week to fix this.