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Announcing Silverstripe CMS 4.12 with improved Gridfield UX
Silverstripe CMS 4.12.0 has just been released. It comes with a host of quality of life improvements and bug fixes. It also sets up some of the groundwork to transition to Silverstripe CMS 5 next year. Upgrade now for an improved content authoring experience.
Terms - the lost art of understanding
The purpose of terminology is to ease conversation and clarify understanding, but can often have the opposite effect. In this blog post, Chris Joe discusses why more thought should be put into the use of terms to increase understanding and reduce exclusion.
readSite of the Month: NRG Systems
November's 'Site of the Month' goes to NRG Systems. This interactive and highly informative website was created by SilverStripe Professional Partner Bluehouse Group. In this post we outline their processes to get this site off the ground and the success it has brought to NRG Systems.
readModule of the Month: This is not the module you’re looking for
In this 'Module of the Month', we look at an issue that is a little more important than modules. Let's leverage the capabilities and inputs of our entire team's ideas, opinions and approaches to solving complex problems.
readOur 2017 Community Survey: Tell us how we’re doing
Here at SilverStripe we want to get to know the open source community better! Now's your opportunity to give us an idea about what drives the open source community and win some great prizes while you're at it.
readModule of the Month: Exit the WYSIWYG
This ‘Module of the Month’ discusses how SilverStripe CMS can be enhanced through the use of Markdown. By replacing the normal WYSIWYG editor with Markdownfield it can simplify the user experience and better ensure that modifications will not affect the structure of the page.
readMaking SilverStripe fluent in other languages
SilverStripe is on it's way to becoming a polygot, mastering all the languages. Senior developer Robbie Averill talks us through how SilverStripe is approaching multi language and localisation support with our fluent module.
readTrends to investigate in Google Analytics
Google Analytics provides an abundance of information when it comes to understanding the behaviour happening on a website. Lana Gibson from Lanalytics helps us to understand and interpret the key trends available in Google Analytics.
readIt’s closing time for SilverStripe Forums
Spammers may have won this battle, but they haven't won the war. We're closing down our community forums due to a massive spike in spam but will continue to support community conversations in different channels.
readA Silver Summer
Summer is coming. We're taking part in the Summer of Tech and Summer of Biz internship programs to attract recent graduates to come and work with us this Summer.
readModule of the Month: SilverGraph
Explaining your complex projects to a client or product owner can sometimes feel like chewing broken glass. In this 'Module of the Month', we look at how to easily generate a visual representation of your website structure using SilverGraph.
readSummer of Tech Hackfest 2017: A recap
One year on from his Summer of Tech experience, Junior SilverStripe developer Tobie Jayme gives us his recap on this years Summer of Tech Hackfest after he was asked back as a floating mentor for student teams.
readInclusive job ads for all stripes, all types
Our Head of Product, Nicole Williams, shares lessons on writing inclusive job ads and the continuing journey towards inclusive companies and communities.
readDon’t reinvent the block
After extensive user research and feedback, a commercially supported SilverStripe module for content blocks is on its way. SilverStripe Principal Designer, Paul Clarke, talks us through what to expect.
readSite of the Month: Royal Albert Hall
August's 'Site of the Month' has been awarded to the Royal Albert Hall. Their simple, interactive website was built by SilverStripe Professional Partner Made Media.
readModule of the Month: SilverStripe DebugBar
Bugs, no one likes them, everyone gets them. This months 'Module of the Month' helps developers gain deeper insights into their projects and identify performance issues.
readScaleConf 2017: A recap
ScaleConf New Zealand was held in Wellington earlier in the month. We sent a few of our developers along to hear how organisations are building and maintaining their web systems.
read(S)Eventual Consistency on SilverStripe Platform
Development at SilverStripe moves fast. In today's post, UK based developer Andrew sheds light on how to keep up with changes between SilverStripe Platform and open source.
readEnough, already
SilverStripe CEO and Co-founder Sam Minnée addresses the importance of inclusion within tech, workplaces and the SilverStripe community.
readSite of the Month: Alberta Electric System Operator
July's 'Site of the Month' has been awarded to AESO (Alberta Electric System Operator). Built by SilverStripe Professional Partner Evans Hunt, the beautiful looking website makes finding information easier and significantly improved on-site engagement.
readSilverStripe 4.0.0-beta2 has been released
After the 4.0.0-beta1 release, we've taken initial feedback on SilverStripe 4 to make performance optimisations and bugfixes for this 4.0.0-beta2 release.
readStripeCon NZ tickets are now available
You can now get the early bird tickets to attend the first-ever StripeCon in the capital of New Zealand.
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