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Announcing Silverstripe CMS 5 beta

We are thrilled to announce that our development team has achieved a significant milestone by releasing Silverstripe CMS 5.0.0 Beta 1! This release marks the end of major development work and the start of an exciting journey towards a stable release.

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Good bad design

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. When it comes to the beauty of User Experience I would say it’s more objective, but the “look” of a website can blur the lines slightly.

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PATCH: 5 quick and easy web accessibility techniques

In this guest post, Zoe Beaucamp gives you PATCH—5 simple but effective ways to start patching up any inaccessible web content.

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Video: debug and tinker with Sliver

Posted in Developers

Tagged meetup, video

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 13 April 2017

In the recent SilverStripe meetup, Sam Walsh, developer of Little Giant, talked about a tool he’d hacked called Sliver. Here is the video of his talk.

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SilverStripe Platform approvals: approved

Last month, we saw a 95% deployment success rate on SilverStripe Platform. The platform has just got even better with the new approvals UI for deployments.

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Digital Transformation health check

Results of the surveys we conducted on Digital Transformation from the recent conferences.

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The sixth alpha: enter the territory of dead bugs

We’re almost there! SilverStripe 4.0.0-alpha6 is out and eagerly waiting for those on the edge to try it out.

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Keep your server safe with ‘steamed clams’

To help keep your server secure, it’s a good idea to scan for viruses on uploaded files. This is when Steamed Clams comes in handy – this module scans for viruses in files you upload, or files already uploaded.

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Announcing HackFest 2017.1: SilverStripe 4 Alpha Edition

Help us build SilverStripe 4, join the alpha release hackfest in Auckland and Wellington on the 22nd April. 

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Behind the scenes at StripeCamp

Posted in Company

Tagged StripeCamp

Courtney Gibbs

by Courtney Gibbs

Posted 31 March 2017

StripeCamp is our internal company conference. read

Talk video on the CWP new themes

Talk video on the new themes developed for the Common Web Platform – from SilverStripe meetup in Auckland on 7 March, 2017.

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Highlights from the first nz.js(con);

Highlights from SilverStripers who attended the first nz.js(con); — New Zealand's dedicated national JavaScript conference.

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Releasing two new themes for the Common Web Platform

We have just released two new themes for the Common Web Platform (CWP), a platform as a service for New Zealand government sites.

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Site of the month: The NZ Transport Agency

This month’s ‘Site of the Month’ is more than just a website. The NZ Transport Agency has built a digital platform that improves their customer experience and transforms the way the agency works in the public sector.

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What’s in store for StripeCon APAC

Posted in Open Source

Tagged StripeCon, event

Adam Stead

by Adam Stead

Posted 16 March 2017

Today we are announcing the key speakers and talks for the 2nd StripeCon APAC, the community run SilverStripe conference in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Are outdated myths holding your customer experience back?

SilverStripe CMO Nicole Williams busts some of the common myths holding companies back from outstanding customer experiences. 

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Core committer public hangout #16

Watch the SilverStripe core committers' first public hangout of 2017.

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Takeaways from the 2017 NZTech Advance Government and Technology Summit

Some SilverStripers attended the recent NZTech Advance Government and Technology Summit. Here's a recap.

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The best glue: reflection on the PHP UK Conference 2017

Posted in Developers

Tagged PHP, event

Posted 9 March 2017

On the 16th and 17th of February, a couple of SilverStripers from our UK office abandoned their duties as SilverStripe UK ambassadors and re-donned their PHP developer capes as they attended the PHP UK Conference. Here are their thoughts.

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StripeCon APAC is coming to Canberra

The second StripeCon APAC, the SilverStripe conference in the Asia-Pacific region, is coming to the capital city of Australia. See the details, including how to get tickets and present your talks.

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Video: SilverStripe-GraphQL module

The second talk video from our recent meetup in Wellington is now available for your viewing pleasure.

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Big girl SilverStripe4-alpha is turning five

SilverStripe 4.0.0-alpha5 is out. Get a copy in our download section and tell us what you think about it!

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