PeoplePods Blog
Version 0.9 is here!
Posted by benbrown 41 weeks ago
The latest version of PeoplePods is now available for download! This version features a drastically revamped theme which is now valid HTML5, a completely rewritten JSON-powered API, many improvements to the SDK, and a vast array of bug fixes.
Read the full release notes here.
Download 0.9 from PeoplePods.net, or check it out from our brand new Github repository!
Ben Brown on how running a community is like throwing a giant, never-ending party
Posted by benbrown 1 year ago
An interview I did with OpenSource.com is now online! Read it here.
In it, I discuss how running an online community is like throwing a giant, never-ending party, how open source techniques can help change journalism, and why people should use PeoplePods:
Unlike a lot of similar tools (like BuddyPress and Drupal), PeoplePods has no predefined shape or format - it is not a blog, it is not a social network in a box, it is not a content management system. TRUE, it can be used for these things, but instead of trying to build the best generic product I could, I decided to built the best generic COMPONENTS and SYSTEMS I could, and let developers weave them together whatever way is appropriate for their project. I hate to hear about software where a developer's job is reduced to removing and hiding functionality through a series of CSS hacks and config options. With PeoplePods, you build UP from a simple base, not DOWN from an overly complex generic solution. This way, you are not limited by some other developer's dream of how things should work, and you are not forced to squeeze your idea into the confines of a blog or some other pre-existing design metaphor. Thus, MediaBugs looks and acts totally different from NeighborGoods, which looks and acts totally different from Helsinki Design Lab - but they're all using the same basic, solid, tested infrastructure.
SVN commits now live in the sidebar!
Posted by benbrown 1 year ago
Since lots of updates are getting committed to the new PeoplePods SVN repository, I put the commit history in the sidebar of THIS SITE! Now you can see the latest changes as they happen without leaving!
Exciting, I know.
Get free help with PeoplePods on Tuesday, Oct 12
Posted by benbrown 1 year ago
Hey Hackers! Want to learn about PeoplePods? Need help getting started? Have questions about building plugins or modifying themes? Join us for our first PeoplePods Office Hours on Tuesday, October 12 from 8AM-4PM PST, and we will help you!
Learning a new technology can be daunting. But we want PeoplePods to be as simple and easy to use as possible, so we're making ourselves available to help everyone get on board! We'll be available to help with any kind of problem - from specific coding problems to philosophical design issues.
To participate in office hours:
- First, download version 0.8 of PeoplePods and try to get it running on your web host.
- Then, add PPOFFICEHOURS as a buddy on your favorite AIM-compatible chat program.
- Finally, send us an IM any time on Tuesday! We'll respond to everyone who IMs us on a first come, first serve basis!
If you miss us on Tuesday, we're always watching the forum and we try to respond immediately to all requests for help!
PeoplePods 0.8 now available! Developer Office Hours Announced
Posted by benbrown 1 year ago
PeoplePods version 0.8 was officially released on 10/10/10!
This version is a substantial upgrade from 0.7, bringing new tools and a new interface to the content management and moderation "command center." Also new in this version is a drastically improved and expanded plugin system which allows developers to not only define new pages and features, but to append functionality to the core PeoplePods objects and classes which is then available throughout the site.
Three major new plugins pods are also included with 0.8: Twitter Connect, Facebook Connect, and OpenID Connect. With these pods, members can now quickly join and login to your site using a third party service instead of a traditional username and password. In addition, utilizing the new plugin functionality, these pods provide mechanisms for importing a member's existing social network, and for posting messages to Twitter and Facebook streams - functionality that can be integrated into any part of the site with only a few lines of code.
Download and view detailed release notes for 0.8 here. Then, follow PeoplePods on Twitter to stay up to date with latest news and releases.
PeoplePods is a developer friendly object-oriented framework for building social applications and community websites in PHP. It is free to use, and is released under the MIT open source license by the team at XOXCO. Notable examples of PeoplePods in the wild include NeighborGoods, a social borrowing site, and MediaBugs, a tool for tracking errors in news reports.
PeoplePods offers a straight forward, flexible base on top of which custom applications can quickly be built. Don't waste cycles trying to trick a blogging tool into being a social network, or trying to make an off-the-shelf CMS power your application. PeoplePods was designed from the group up to offer simple, flexible components that can easily be woven together to make sophisticated and nuanced software by writing code, not configuring an endless list of overly complex options.
Developers are invited to join our Developer Network for access to forums, documentation and code examples - as well as a growing community of friendly PeoplePods hackers across the world. For the adventurous, direct access to the latest development version of PeoplePods is now available via Subversion.
Get Free Help! Talk directly with the developers who designed and built PeoplePods! Representatives from XOXCO will be available to discuss PeoplePods with developers and offer help with installation and customization during our first Developer Office Hours on Tuesday, October 12. Details will be announced via the PeoplePods Twitter feed.
0.71 Released - Inbox bug fixed
Posted by benbrown 1 year ago
PeoplePods version 0.71 has been released.
This version is a maintenance release which fixes a problem with the private messaging inbox. Existing PeoplePods sites can upgrade to the newest version by following the upgrade instructions, or by simply copying the new version of Obj.php into the existing peoplepods/lib directory.
Another more substantial upgrade is in the works, which features an improved control center and an expanded plugin system.
PeoplePods powers MediaBugs.org and the Helsinki Design Lab
Posted by benbrown 1 year ago
April saw the launch of two brand new PeoplePods-powered applications. These new sites use the latest version of PeoplePods - 0.8 - which will be available to download at the end of May.
MediaBugs.org uses PeoplePods to enable Bay Area residents to report errors in their local media. The site weaves together several content types to allow for rich, detailed bug reports. It also uses PeoplePod's built-in content querying mechanisms to allow members to track changes to individual bugs as well as tracking bug activity by publication or subject.
Helsinki Design Lab is an organization in Finland whose goal is to collect, publish and promote information about the new field of strategic design. PeoplePods powers the site's complex submission process, as well as a suite of backend tools used by the team at HDL to craft their amazing library of case studies.
PeoplePods 0.8 brings a significantly revised administrative interface, improved tools and methods for building plugin pods, and many new features - including integration with Facebook and Twitter - that make PeoplePods a fantastic tool for building socially connected websites.
Version 0.7 Now Available
Posted by benbrown 2 years ago
Last night, I uploaded a new release of PeoplePods: version 0.7.
The most exciting new features in this version are: new dynamic image resizing options, a faster comment polling system, new ways to view flags and files in the command center, and a much improved system for handling low level queries.
Take a tour of some of the new features »
Explore the default PeoplePods theme in all of its gray and white beauty »
This version required updates to quite a lot of documentation. While I was at it, I created a new quick start guide that should get you hacking in no time. There's also a new page with all of the documentation in one easy to search and cross-reference place.
Developer Preview Launch!
Posted by benbrown 2 years ago
I am very excited to announce the launch of PeoplePods version 0.666, THE DEVELOPER PREVIEW! After tons of hacking, I have tweaked the last line of code, and I am finally ready for a wider audience to use it!
Download PeoplePods v0.666 Now
PeoplePods is a software development kit, a bunch of pre-built modules, and a set of admin tools that makes it way easier to build and create social websites and applications. PeoplePods was designed to be developer friendly: it's 100% object oriented, doesn't require a lot of configuration tinkering to use, and it plays nice with other PHP applications.
Though anyone with a web host can set up PeoplePods to create a fun social playground, I hope that developers will use the provided functionality as a launchpad for new and better things! The last thing I want to do is flood the internet with a million identical sites.
So download PeoplePods and go create something awesome! Read up on the ALMOST exhaustive documentation, and if you have a problem or want to share an idea, post it in the forum.
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