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Yesterday, Joomla! 3.0 has been launched. This is a special new release, it's Mobile Ready, and it has a quantum leap of improvements. For example JQuery is natively supported.
The current Joomla! 2.5 is a Long Term Support version (3 years / spring 2014). Joomla! 3.0 is not a LTS. It's an intermediate version to be ready for the next LTS version (3.5). In 6 months, Joomla 3.1 will be released, to upgrade Joomla 3.0.
Joomla! 3.0 is mainly oriented for Early Adopters or developers (to prepare the extension for the next LTS).
New extensions ready for Joomla! 3
This new version is giving us the perfect opportunity to re-think our products. We are adding the new exciting features and big improvements based on your feedback.
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We've released AutoTweetNG 6 - For Early Adopters.
The Early Adopters channel (v6.0) is going to allow us to publish new cutting edge features, and keep in the Stable channel (v5.10) the most mature features.
In the general picture, AutoTweetNG 6 is targeting the new Joomla 3 (to be launched on Joomla 3 launch on Thursday, 27 September). Even though, Joomla 3 is not oriented for production sites, we are updating AutoTweetNG to be ready, adding Bootstrap style, and developing exciting features.
AutoTweetNG 6 is available ONLY for Joomla 2.5 and PHP 5.3, or superior.
These are the final list of features:
Changelog v6.0.0
Rule Message Control (RMC)
- Allows to define Message Format at rule level. Example: [title] @[author]
New JomSocial, SobiPro, and JComments plugins
- Integration plugin for the Joomla Free Best Comments solution, JComments.
- Native plugin support for JomSocial
- Native plugin support for Sigiu's SobiPro
Component Improvements
- Simplified Twitter and Linked authorization
- Facebook App Id and App Secret removed
- New Facebook AutoTweetNG Connector (in extly.com)
- Removed phpmailer (now based on Joomla JMailer)
- Updated libraries Simple-LinkedIn 3.2.0, facebook-php-sdk 3.2.0, Twitter tmhOAuth 0.7.0
- jQuery migration, initial review
- Joomla Coding Style compliance, initial review
- Seesmic Ping Email support - Experimental
Facebook Server Authorization App
- Facebook App with constants MY_APP_ID, MY_APP_SECRET, and MY_APP_CANVAS_URL
Bootstrap Style
- New Dashboard
- New Facebook Accounts Stlye
- Facebook Authorization App Style
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We can't wait anymore! It's almost ready!
AutoTweetNG 6 is the version to be launched soon. We are testing the final features and packaging it.
In the general picture, Joomla 3 is scheduled to be launched on Joomla 3 launch on Thursday, 27 September. Even though, Joomla 3 is not oriented for production sites, we are already updating AutoTweetNG to be ready, adding Bootstrap style, and developing exciting features.
This new version is for long-term support. We are dropping Joomla 1.5 and PHP 5.2 support. AutoTweetNG 6 is going to be available ONLY for Joomla 2.5 and PHP 5.3, or superior.
These are the features to be included in the release:
Changelog v6.0.0
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Rule Message Control (RMC) / Message Format - New AutoTweetNG- JComments plugin review
- com_autotweet / new Dashboard
- com_autotweet / new Facebook Accounts Bootstrap style
- com_autotweet / new Channels Bootstrap style
- com_autotweet / simplified Twitter and Linked authorization
- com_autotweet / Facebook App Id and App Secret removed
- com_autotweet / new Facebook AutoTweetNG Connector (in extly.com)
- com_autotweet / Removed phpmailer (now based on Joomla JMailer)
- com_autotweet / updated libraries Simple-LinkedIn 3.2.0, facebook-php-sdk 3.2.0, Twitter tmhOAuth 0.7.0
- server_auth / Facebook App with constants MY_APP_ID, MY_APP_SECRET, and MY_APP_CANVAS_URL
- server_auth / Facebook App Bootstrap Style
- Seesmic Ping Email support - Experimental
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We are developing the new AutoTweet version. Besides new features and enhancements, we are working to support the upcoming Joomla 3, with Bootstrap.
AutoTweet posts Joomla content automatically as status messages to social channels like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and more. For Facebook, it has an application "the Facebook Connector" to authenticate the service to publish.
Bootstrap is a a sleek, intuitive, and powerful front-end framework for faster and easier web development. Bootstrap comes equipped with HTML, CSS, and JS for all sorts of things. The new Joomla 3 for developers, scheduled for September, is coming packed with Bootstrap.
Now, we've upgraded the Facebook Connector to implement the upcoming Joomla3 Bootstrap framework.
Here, you can check how the new AutoTweet NG Facebook Connector for server authorization looks like:
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Today, we have created our new testing channels:
https://www.facebook.com/ExtlyCommunity
http://www.twitter.com/ExtlyCommunity
Please, check how the posts are shown.
Thanks!
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This article provides recommended upgrade resources related to AutoTweet and Facebook support.
Facebook has changed the authentication process for Apps. Offline_access is deprecated and now Apps must use "long-lived access tokens" instead).
Facebook - Removal of offline_access permission: The offline_access permission is deprecated and will be removed October 3rd, 2012.
Before October 3rd, 2012, you have to upgrade AutoTweet; please, update as soon as possible to avoid any service disruption.
AutoTweet NG authorization process is already migrated and takes the new long-lived access tokens since release AutoTweet NG Pro 5.10 for new channels/accounts. Also, AutoTweet NG PRO 4.12 - Joomla 1.5 and AutoTweet Free has upgrades to support the new "long-lived access tokens".
More information about the required steps: Documentation / Add Facebook, FacebookLink or FacebookEvent channel
