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Pixaria News Gets Comments

Anyone visiting the Pixaria news blog from this week may have noticed that I've introduced support for adding comments to blog posts and I'm hoping that this will be a useful tool for encouraging feedback and discussion on the topics I post about.

To post comments, you will need to sign in using either and Open ID, Twitter or Disqus account and once you've done that you can post your comments directly to the blog and even mirror them on Twitter or Facebook. Enjoy..!

Documentation Update

One of my (numerous) resolutions for 2010 is to improve the documentation for Pixaria Gallery which until recently was more than a little out of date. The first step in this plan was to write new documentation software and with that out of the way, I'm now slowly getting through the process of moving the old Pixaria documentation over to the new content management system.

An important consideration for me throughout this process was that I wanted the ability to include inline documentation within the Pixaria Gallery admin interface. The next release will introduce this for the first time in what I hope will become a useful new feature for all Pixaria users and I've included a screenshot here to illustrate how this looks.

With only a handful of articles left to bring over, I thought now would also be a good time to remind everyone about the documentation RSS feed which not only lists the most recent changes but also makes it easy to find new articles.

I'm always keen to hear feedback on the documentation as I know this is an important part of the site for many people. If you have any thoughts or ideas, please let me know.

Is this 'FaceBook Login'?

Usability on the web is a big issue, not least because many people don't seem to have the vaguest idea how the web actually works. Consider the case of ReadWrtiteWeb who on Wednesday featured an article discussing the login page on Facebook. Very quickly, the posting got to a rank of number one in a Google search for 'Facebook Login' and the result was that many, many people ended up on the ReadWriteWeb article when they were expecting to see Facebook.

The comments section at the bottom of the page makes for hilarious reading as one person after another rants incoherently about the 'new Facebook'. The take away lesson though is that many people have no idea how to use a web browser and simply Google (or Bing) for what they're looking for, something web developers everywhere would do well to consider! via Daring Fireball

Pixaria Gallery 2.8.0 Released

I'm delighted to announce the immediate availability of Pixaria Gallery version 2.8, the first major update to Pixaria of 2010 and an important step on the path to the improved sales and e-commerce capabilities planned for this year.

This update includes a mix of new features, enhancements and bug fixes across the entire admin area that I hope will improve the user experience for everyone from admins to visitors.

The most important part of this update is an overhaul of the product administration control panel which is the first step in a series of changes leading to the implementation of new features such as support for one off or limited edition products like paintings and workshops. The work that's been done so far brings the user interface for product management into line with the rest of the admin area and includes changes to the database necessary to enable more product types. The update also adds support for rich text editing in product descriptions though this won't truly come into its own for a couple of releases yet.

Other improvements in version 2.8 include rewritten group management tools, new support for assigning permissions on a group by group basis and a completely rewritten security and authentication sub-system.

For full details of the changes in this update, be sure to check out the release notes and change log and don't forget that because there are some front end template changes in this release, it's a good idea to consult the template comparison tool before upgrading if you're using a custom theme.

As usual, registered users can get the update by e-mailing me at info@pixaria.com.