With version 2.0 of the OAMP GeoMap Module, which is available now for download from alkacon.com, you can add a full-featured and highly customizable Google map widget to your OpenCms 8 installation without knowledge of HTML. Add a GeoMap to any page in OpenCms 8 just by Drag & Drop. With the ADE Editor all changes are made directly on your website.
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First public release of Alkacon OAMP GeoMap Module for OpenCms
The new OAMP GeoMap Module, which is available now for download from alkacon.com, adds a full-featured and highly customizable Google map widget to an existing OpenCms installation without knowledge of HTML.
The complete configuration is done in just one file. Multiple Locations can be selected by address or GPS-like coordinates. The interactive graphical user interface makes it easy to resize the map or change the zoom level or map type.
The OAMP GeoMap Module supports the KML file-format for Google maps. Existing KML data can be loaded from OpenCms' virtual file system or via URI from a remote server.
Application possibilities reach from holiday blogs, event promotion to a business site's contact information.
Coming soon: Wordpress 2.8
Wordpress 2.8, currently under development as a beta, is expected to be completed and released in a week or two. Until then, you can check out some of the documentation at wordpress.org to find all of the new goodies being added to this latest version of the blogging software.
Some of the highlights for Wordpress 2.8 include:
- New drag-and-drop widgets admin interface and new widgets API
- Syntax highlighting and function lookup built into plugin and theme editors
- Dashboard widgets can be arranged in up to four columns
- Support timezones and automatic daylight savings time adjustment
- Support IIS 7.0 URL Rewrite Module
- Faster loading of admin pages
- Theme Browser and Installer
- Ability to add Custom Headers
- Configurable Views on Management Pages
For screenshots and a review of Wordpress 2.8 check out the informative ariticle written by Keith Dsouza and available at Weblog Tools Collection.
Extend and Customize OpenCMS through its Java API
Packt Publishing, the publisher of computer related books, announced the release of its new book OpenCMS 7 Development.
OpenCms is a professional-level open-source Website Content Management System, based on Java and XML. Many companies or organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the standard OpenCms application. Thankfully, OpenCms can be used by Java developers to create sophisticated add-ons and customizations that extend the power of OpenCms in virtually unlimited directions.
Targeting version 7 of OpenCms, this book is for Java developers interested in extending and further customizing OpenCms through its Java API.
Starting by showing how to set up a development environment for OpenCms work, the book moves you through various tasks of increasing complexity. Some of the common tasks covered are building OpenCms, XML asset type development, templating, module development, user and role setup, and search integration. In addition to these common tasks some more advanced topics are covered such as self-registering users, RSS support, developing custom widgets and extending the administrative interface. All the topics include examples and are presented while building a sample blog site.
The book is for Java developers with a basic knowledge of the operations of OpenCms. No previous experience of developing OpenCms is expected.
More information about the book can be found at: http://www.packtpub.com/opencms-7-development/book
