sNews 1.7RC
Here's the download link for sNews 1.7RC available for download today!
http://snewscms.com/download/sNews17RC.zip
Please remember, this is a "release candidate" and should not be used for production purposes. sNews 1.7RC has been released to the public for testing and feedback purposes. A final release is targeted for May.
1.7RC features subcategories, faster code with better memory usage.
If you install and test this version, please report your experience here: http://snewscms.com/forum/index.php?board=100.0
Comments (2) Added by Ken 05.04.2008. 12:11
Multiflex 5 Theme for sNews
Multiflex 5 is a newly released template developed by Gerhard of 1234.info. I have considered using Multiflex since version 3, due to the consideration for browser compatibility and great layout flexibility. The improvements present in version 5 are certain to make this template extremely popular among bloggers as ports to blog software and CMS's are developed.
Speaking of ports, here's mine for sNews 1.6:
Comments (2) Added by Ken 23.01.2008. 21:03
1024px version of CrystalX
I've had more than a few visitors ask me if I have a full width versions of the 800px fixed-width "x" series templates available for download here, and unfortunately my answer is no because the modifications would require more time than I have at the given moment. Until then, here's a 1024px fixed-width version of CrystalX
It won't take much effort to create 1024px versions of all the templates, so look for those links (coming soon) in the Templates section of this site, as I will not be making a separate announcement as I finish each one.
Comments (7) Added by Ken 27.11.2007. 00:09
sNews: Preserving HTML in your Feed
If you subscribe to my RSS, you'll notice for the first time that I have images, links and some basic formatting for the first time in my feed.
Now, I might be a light blogger, but I'm a heavy RSS reader and I always appreciate bloggers who allow images and links in their RSS feeds; helping separate the blocks of text and making the feed more useful, I think.
On this site, I had been meaning to fix the blanket stripping of all html tags from the RSS feeds, and thanks to Sibas from the sNews forums pointing me in the right direction I'm able to show you the right line to alter in your snews.php file so you can enjoy some simple formatting and images in your feeds without breaking RSS validation.
The thread is here: HTML in an Valid RSS Feed
Comments (10) Added by Ken 09.10.2007. 17:36
Google Sitemap for sNews
I've updated my Google Sitemap Generator Mod on the sNews Forums here. This Mod dynamically generates an XML sitemap for Google to index each page of your site. It includes your home, articles, categories and pages... You can find more information about XML sitemaps on http://sitemaps.org.
Update 9/16/07: If you don't want to modify your snews.php file, you can download this mod as a more or less standalone program here: http://dahlin.googlecode.com/files/snews-google-sitemap.zip. Just drop the files in the root of your install and tell google to find your sitemap at googlesitemap.php instead of sitemap.xml. This approach works well and should be more compatible with already heavily modded versions of snews. I recommend using the new standalone version.
Comments (4) Added by Ken 16.09.2007. 17:06
BluePigment Theme for sNews
I've been meaning to port this template to sNews for quite some time. styleshout.com describes it as "A web 2.0, blue theme design. Has a two-column, fluid layout with a static right sidebar." The demo, as always, is located at my sNews demo site here.
Comments (3) Added by Ken 11.09.2007. 20:18
