We are happy to announce the release of DOCman 1.5.14 for Joomla 1.5 and DOCman 1.6.5 for Joomla 2.5. These new maintenance releases of DOCman are available for download at the Joomlatools Member Center.

With this release, we are now fully supporting the Joomla extension upgrade system. We are no longer providing a separate upgrade package per Joomla version. You can just use the same package for upgrading an existing install or doing a new install.

We highly recommended running at least DOCman 1.5.10 or DOCman 1.6.5 as these releases include major bug fixes. More information about the new releases can be found in our DOCman change-logs.

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Over the past weeks, we have worked hard at optimising the code. We resolved different smaller issues that where reported and worked especially hard on the browser testing of FILEman in Internet Explorer. There are still a few issues left to fix on Joomla 1.5, but FILEman is now fully working in Joomla 2.5 on all versions of IE.

Curious about the changes? We added changelogs to our site. Here are the links :

• FILEman
• LOGman
• EXTman

Or if you want to learn more about our new extensions, go to our product pages or check out Joomla 1.5 and 2.5  demo sites.

All our new extensions work on both Joomla 1.5 and 2.5. Just download one package and install on both versions of Joomla. Simple.

Releases are available for all Joomlatools members through our Member Center. Not yet a member? Subscribe today and get access to all our extensions.

Our presentations

Tom’s talk on templating with bootstrap and LESS received rave reviews from the attendees. Doing more with {less} now has new meaning. Tom demo’ed LESS, the dynamic stylesheet language together with Bootstrap, a website template framework from Twitter. Check out Tom’s demo and other resources he used during his talk.

Steven’s presentation on the magic of git for automating Joomla site deployments was a welcome addition to tips for worry-free Joomla administration. Say goodbye to FTP and hello to git. You can find Steven’s demo here.

Johan’s talk on Joomla in the Cloud gave an overview of the various cloud computing models used as solutions for deploying Joomla. Definitely check out the slides as there are some hidden gems in there.

Johan also talked about file and document management through the years in Joomla and he gave a sneak peak into how we at Joomlatools plans to innovate file and document management in the years to come with DOCman 2.0 and FILEman 1.0.

Innovating Joomla

Innovation, not only in our software but in the tools and solutions we use day to day, is always high on our agenda. A review of the Joomladays NL event from Themepartner pointed out the value Joomlatools talks give to conferences.

At this presentation Johan spoke to us about solutions for deploying Joomla. What amazes me about presentations by Johan is that he always appears to be using tools and solutions that I have never heard of before. To me this highlights the value of conferences such as the Joomla!Days. Finding only one such solution or answer to a question you might have could save you minutes or even hours every week.

See you next year

We very much enjoyed this year’s Joomladay. Perfectly organised with lots of great talks. To the organizers and attendees of the Dutch Joomladays 2012, thanks and see you next year!

It’s the Dutch Joomladays this weekend and Joomlatools has an interesting line-up of talks for the  attendees.

Tom, Johan and Steven will be presenting and sharing the latest from Joomlatools HQ plus some Joomla site development tips.

Our talks

1. Templating with Bootstrap & LESS

Under the motto “Forget what you know”, Tom takes you into the wonderful world of Bootstrap from Twitter and LESS – the dynamic stylesheet language. Bootstrap is also being used for the development of the UI for Joomla 3.0.

Tom will explain various techniques and tricks in using Bootstrap. A must attend session for Joomla template developers.

2. Joomla in the Cloud

There is so much buzz today about the ‘cloud’. What is this and does it have anything to do with Joomla? Can you have Joomla site hosting in the cloud? What solutions are there? How does that work? What does it cost? What are the advantages as compared to conventional hosting?

In this presentation Johan will take you on a journey into the wonderful world of the cloud.

3. Joomla file and document management

For years, DOCman is one of the leading document and file management extensions for Joomla. DOCman 1.x has already been downloaded more than 2 million times! High time for a successor.

In the last 12 months, the team worked hard to develop DOCman 2.0, resulting in not just 1 but no less than 3 new extensions. Discover what’s new and coming for Joomlatools in 2012.

4. Automate your Joomla site deployments with Git

FTP is still the most common way to upload your site to your webserver. Did you know that there is an easier, faster and better way to do this?

In this presentation, Steven Rombauts takes a look at how you can deploy a Joomla site with Git. He will present different tools so you can discover how you can easily do it yourself.

Weekend Fun

For a fun, productive, informative, and innovative day, don’t miss the talks from the Joomlatools crew! See you on 21-22 of April for the Joomladays Netherlands!

• Thumbs 1.5.2 for Joomla 1.5.x
• Thumbs 1.6.2 for Joomla 2.5.x

This security release fixes one (1) medium level security issue that affects all versions of DOCman Thumbs.  It is highly recommended that all DOCman Thumb users upgrade immediately.

At the same time we are releasing a standard maintenance release for DOCman Populate.

• Populate 1.5.4 for Joomla 1.5.x

All theses release are available for download to all Joomlatools club members at our Member Center.

DOCman Thumbs

The security fixed is actually in the external library (phpthumb) we utilize in DOCman thumbs.  Note, if you are not using (have not installed) DOCman Thumbs, you will not be affected by this issue.

DOCman Populate

In DOCman Populate two minor and one medium level bug is fixed.

More information about the new releases can be found in our change-logs.

• DOCman 1.5.13 for Joomla 1.5
• DOCman 1.6.4 for Joomla 2.5

These maintenance releases are immediately available for download for all members of our Member Center.

This maintenance release fixes three (3) non-critical bugs that affect both DOCman 1.5.12 & 1.6.3 – these bugs also affect all previous versions.

This release is part of Joomlatools regular maintenance plan for DOCman & our commitment to producing quality products.

More information about the new releases can be found in our change-logs

Recommended Version

It is highly recommended that you should be running at least DOCman 1.5.10 as it contained a fix for a medium level vulnerability or DOCman 1.6.3 which contain a major bug fix.

Upgrading

Information about how to update your DOCman installation can be found in the READ ME FAQ’s. Or get in touch with our support staff on the support forums.

Migrating

Make sure to check our migration documentation if you are running DOCman 1.4.x or older and you want to migrate to the latest available version.

Member Center

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Today we are happy to announce the availability of our new Joomlatools customer support forums. With the new service, our Member Center now has a designated area where customers can provide feedback, ask questions and report issues for our growing product base.

Forum Updates

In the past 6 months our team has been working very hard to improve our Member Center, and made sure that we listened to your needs. A next step in this process is moving our support forums into the Member Center. You no longer need two separate logins to access the support forums.

The new forum has been built from the ground up to offer better and faster support for our growing product base. The old forums will be moved to read-only on the 6th of April.

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The second quarter of the year ushers in one of the oldest and most popular Joomla events in Europe. The Dutch Joomladays is happening on the 21-22 of April and we are proud to be a Gold sponsor for this year’s event.

Since 2008, we have attended, presented and shared the latest developments from our HQ. We have collaborated with Joomladay NL attendees doing talks and workshops.

We have had  so much activity in the Joomlatools HQ at the start of 2012 so expect this year’s event to be even better!

New Extensions

Our team will be showcasing the latest must-have extensions from Joomlatools. Lot’s of work went into building them and finaly it’s time to show what we have been working on. The much awaited DOCman 2.0 beta, FILEman 1.0, and LOGman 1.0 will have their debut in a few weeks in front of the Joomla Dutch audience. Don’t miss this!

A Five Year Affair

Five years has resulted in a great partnership with the people behind Joomladays Netherlands. Joomlatools continues to support Joomladay events and we look forward to seeing everyone in Zeist!

Beta versions were made available in December 2011. You can start using the release candidates on production websites today ! The release candidates is the last stage before we release stable versions of the much awaited Joomla extensions.

Members of the Joomlatools club can download these Joomla extensions through our Member Center.

• FILEman is our lightweight, simple, speedy and vamped up version of the Joomla media manager featuring multiple and remote file uploads, automatic thumbnail generation and easy file linking.

• LOGman brings Facebook style user activity streams to Joomla. Easily keep track of what is happening on your site and what other people are doing. Record and view the activities of your web administrators, writers, editors & even yourself.

• EXTman is the glue that holds our extensions all together. It adds the Joomlatools Framework to Joomla, is required by all our extensions and allows you to manage your installed Joomlatools extensions.

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