The goal of the Christmas calendar has since the beginning been
a better blog package for umbraco. And so far we've had our eyes on
features only. Yes we've done some polishing and finishing here and
there, but it has been all about getting the feature-set up to
date.
But we would like to take it a bit further and spend the last
couple of days before the Christmas holidays to finish the project
off in a proper way. We would like the result to be a fully done
package. Not just the features, but also with good and clear
documentation on how to configure this package, and how developers
can skin or extend on it, as well as a good install experience that
help the user getting started using the package.
So today is all about beginning work on the documentation, and
adding it to the project.
For skinners and developers
We felt the first documentation should be for skinners and
developers. As we've already called out for skins for the blog
package. So today we've added a sample skin file to the project,
complete with Manifest, Css file, images and thumbnails. Ready to
upload to packages.umbraco.org
Also, in the project, static html files have been added for
reference, so you don't have to have a website with blog4umbraco on
running. Just power up textmate and style away.
Finally the draft of the skinning guide has bee added. Sofar
about 10 pages on the template structure, html element placements
and contentplaceholders in the masterpages. And more will
follow.
For end-users
Also a Usage and Configuration guide is underway. It will cover
everything the blog editor need to know to get started with a
umbraco powered blog. From installing the package to configuring
the features and setting the visual appearance.
So far chapters on configuring pings and Akismet have been
added, and more will follow.