New Features¶

Item Importing & Exporting¶

• You can now import and export items from Opal to/from other programs and file formats. As of 0.4.1, you can import items to and from CSV files.

Theme Installer¶

• You can now easily install new themes from the Admin Section! You can upload them from your computer or a URL. Each Opal Theme is packaged in a zip file.

Plugin Installer¶

• You can also now easily install/uninstall new plugins from the Admin Section! You can upload them from your computer or a URL. Each plugin is packaged in a zip file.

Category Speed Improvements¶

• We've made some speed improvements that will help speed up Opal when there's a large number of descendant categories.

Much More!¶

• There's many more changes to this version, check them out here

New Features¶

New Default Theme: Fracture¶

• We've added a new default theme for Opal called Fracture. This cool grey and white theme is easy on the eye and should be good for general use. The old default theme, White Square, is still included with Opal 0.4.0, so you want to change back to it, just go to Admin Section -> Settings -> Theme.

Featured Items¶

• You can now feature special items! To make an item a featured item, just log in as an admin and look at an Item's Page. Click on the Make Featured link in the Item Details box. All featured items are shown on the homepage, in the Featured Items section. If you don't like this feature, you can turn it off in Admin Section -> Settings -> Items -> Display Featured Items.

New Simple Item List Type¶

• There's a new Item List Type: Simple, which lists items in a clean and easy-to-read format.

Much More!¶

• There's many more changes to this version, check them out here!

0pal 0.3.4 has been released! Here's some of the new features and changes.

New Features¶

Integrated Blog¶

• We've added an Integrated Blog to Opal! Admins can add new blog posts in the Pages Section, or if you don't want a blog in your Opal website, you can disable it in Settings -> Sections.

User Password Recovery¶

• Opal now has a tool that lets users recover their password if they forget it. How it works: A password token is sent to their email, they click on the recovery link, and their password is then changed to a randomly-generated password and given to them, so they can log in and change it to something they can remember(or keep the generated password).

SEO Friendly URLs¶

• The following models now have SEO-friendly urls: Items, Categories, Users, Pages, and more!

Image Watermarks¶

• There's a new Special Effect you can select when uploading an Image for an Item, Watermark. This will overlay a file named watermark.png file in your current theme's images directory(ie: /public/themes/white_square/images/watermark.png) over the image you're adding. If this file is deleted or not present, a text watermark is generated(based on your website's title). We've included a general-use watermark with 0.3.4, but you can replace it with our own custom watermark, too.

Better Logo Swapping¶

• We've updated the Main Logo tool, so you can now upload your own logo, or delete the current logo(which will display the Title of your site instead). Admins can access this by going to Settings -> Logo.

Much More!¶

• There's many more changes to this version, check them out here!

0pal 0.3.3 has been released! Here's some of the new features and changes.

New Features¶

TinyMCE Wysiwyg Editor¶

• We've added a cool HTML Editor for editing pages and Item Descriptions. It's based off the popular Html Editor: TinyMCE. Also, if you don't like using this editor, you can toggle it on/off. This editor lets you add images, videos, and much more to Item Descriptions and Pages.

Better Item Features¶

• You can now edit Item Features, and you can also choose how visitors to your site will search for Items with Particular Features, using the new Search Type attribute. Also, we've added Feature Options, so people can choose from a list of values you've added for a particular Feature.

Better Advanced Search¶

• We also improved Advanced Search quite a bit. It's now faster, easier to use, and more secure. You can also now search for Item Features using the new Feature Search Types(see above). This makes finding Items with specific features a breeze!

Much More!¶

• There's many more changes to this version, check them out here!

0pal 0.3.1 has been released! Here's some of the new features and changes.

New Features¶

Activity Logging¶

• There's now a new advanced activity logging system built into opal. You can see what your user has done lately, all activity for a particular Item, security warnings, and much more!

New Plugin: Item Discussions¶

• We've added a new built-in Item Plugin, Discussions. This allows you to have forum-like discussions about a particular Item. We've received many requests for this, and we're happy to add it. It should come in very handy!

Disable Public Access¶

• There's a new System Setting in Opal called Allow Public Access. It's turned on by default, but if you turn it off, only logged in users can access Opal.

URL Resume After Login¶

• If a person tries to access a section of Opal that requires them to log in, their original destination is now saved. So the person will be sent to a login page, and after they login, they will automatically be redirected to their original destination.

Much More!¶

• Those are just the major changes to this version! To see all of the changes in this version, click here

0pal 0.3.0 has been released! This is a significant update! Here's some of the new features and changes.

New Features¶

New Controller/View Hierarchy¶

• We've revamped the Controller & View structure of Opal to allow for better speed, security and easy expansion(of 3rd party plugins, themes, etc.)

Item Objects Renamed¶

• Item Objects have been renamed to Plugins. This is easier on the eyes, and the mind. Also, Bullets have been renamed to Features, and Contents have been renamed to Descriptions. Due to this change, previous versions of Opal(0.2.1 and below) cannot be updated to 0.3.0.

New Theme YAML Configuation File¶

• Each theme now has a config file in its root directory, named theme.yml. This contains theme information(name,descriptions, links, version, info, and more) that is displayed on the theme selection area in the Settings tab of the admin area. It looks much better.

Changeable Main Logo¶

• Admins can now change the Main logo of their Opal application, by clicking on the Logo tab of the Settings page, in the Admin Section.

• Those are just the major changes to this version! To see all of the changes in 0.3.0, click here

0pal 0.2.1 has been released! Here's some of the new features and changes.

New Features¶

New Items Statistics Section for Admins¶

• Now when admins log in, they can see a summary of new items and item objects, most popular items, etc. added to Opal. Unapproved items will also be listed here for an admin to approved before it's listed in your Opal application.

Colorbox & Slideshow speeds¶

• Opal now uses Colorbox for image viewing and slideshows. Also, you can now change slideshow speeds by going to the Images settings on the Item Objects page in the Admin section.

Email Verifications¶

• You can now email email verifications for new users who register for an account. This feature will send the new user an email with a verification code, which they must click on to verify their account.

Popular Items and More¶

• Opal now tracks how many views an item has, and if you want, you can show the most popular items in your Opal application on the Opal homepage. This shows visitors what has been viewed the most. Also, File downloads are now counted, so you can see how many times someone has downloaded a particular file for an Item.

Advanced Search¶

• There's a new Advanced Search feature in Opal. The link to it is shown next to the normal search bar. The advanced search lets you search by category, bullet values, time ranges, and much more!

Better User Information & Editing¶

• Opal now tracks a User's last login IP as well as the IP that they register for. Also, the Edit User feature(for admins) has more features, and should be easier to use.

Better Browser Compatibility¶

• Opal is now more visually compatible with more browsers. One of the things we fixed was a CSS issue that was causing items to look weird for Safari users. Opal now looks very consistent in most major browsers.

• Those are just the major changes to this version! To see all of the changes in 0.2.1, click here

DiamondList 0.1.6 Has been Released! Here's some of the new features:

• Editable System Settings
  Admins can now edit system settings for DiamondList. As of this release, you can change DiamondList's Title, Keywords, and Description(used in search engines). You can also Change the theme of DiamondList(see below).

• Changeable Themes
  You can now easily change the theme of DiamondList in the Settings section. This makes it easy to switch between different themes for your DiamondList installation.

• Custom Wishlist Layouts
  Anyone who has a wishlist can now edit that wishlist's CSS layout. If the wishlist belongs to you(or if you're an admin), click Edit Layout when looking at a wishlist. You should then see some CSS entries that you can change to personalize your wishlist!

DiamondList 0.1.5 Has been Released! Here's some of the new features:

• Item Prices
  You can now specify the price of a Wishlist Item, so users can sort through wishlists by item price.

• Categories
  Wishlist items can now organized by category. This makes it easier to group Items together(Like toys, electronics, jewelry, etc.).

• Advanced Item Filtering
  You can now filter wishlist items on a wishlist. This lets you choose which items to see by selecting any combination of the following attributes: user, status, price, category.

• View All Items in System
  There's a new tab that lets you view(and search through) all the Wishlist items in the entire DiamondList application. For Example, Since you can now filter items, this means you can look at all the Unpurchased Books people want that cost between $10 and $20 dollars.

0pal 0.2.0 has been released! This is a big release, so there's a lot of changes. Here's some of the major ones:

New Features¶

New Changeable Item Object List Types¶

• Opal now has 4 different Item Object List Types that you can choose from. Item Object lists determine how Item Objects(Images, Reviews, etc.) are displayed on an item's page. Before 0.2.0, Item Objects were just in a linear, one-after-another format. Now you can choose from Expanded(classic), Tabs-Horizontal, Tabs-Vertical, and Accordion. These can be changed in the "List Types" Tab of the Settings Section.

jQuery Support¶

• Opal now has jQuery Support! Opal now uses jQuery for transition effects, tabs, ajax, and some other cool functions. We're also using jQuery with FlowPlayer's jQuery Tools for Opal's image galleries, tabs, and other cool effects.

NavLinks¶

• We've now added NavLinks that show what category/subcategory you're looking at, and what category an item is in. These help out with navigating opal quite well, and can be disabled in the Settings section, under the Public Tab. (Setting Name: Enable NavLinks)

Visitor-Selectable Item List Types¶

• Visitors to an Opal can now change the way items are listed(detailed, photo, and small). This lets anyone choose their favorite list type, but don't Worry! This only affects the visitor's browser, since their preferences are stored in their browser session. This feature can be disabled in the Settings Section, under the Public Tab. (Setting Name: Allow Item List Type Changes from the Public)

Better Item Approval & Privacy¶

• We've touched up the way unapproved items and private items are handled by Opal. Unapproved items are now totally hidden from the public(previously, they would show only in lists), and Item Privacy can now be disabled, in the Settings Section, under the Public Tab(Setting Name: Allow Private Items). You can also now see all the Approved, Unapproved, and Private Items in the entire system when you log in as an Admin.

Disallow Item Creation for Regular Users¶

• You now prevent regular users from creating Items AT ALL. This is handy for certain setups where you only Admins to add Items, but you still want regular users to be able to leave comments, reviews, etc.

Item Object Settings now Implemented¶

• Instead of having a big "Item Objects" Section of the Settings page, each Item Object can have its own set of settings. You can view/edit them on the Item Objects page, in the Admin Section. This also allows more flexibility with custom Item Objects.

Anonymous Comments¶

• You can now enable anonymous comments. This lets any visitors leave Comments for an Item, they don't even need an account. This setting can be enabled/disabled in the Settings section for the Comments, on the Item Objects page.

Much More!¶

• Those are just the big changes! To see all of the changes in 0.2.0, click here!

Bug Fixes¶

User Messages Server Actions protected¶

• In Opal 0.1.8, there was a security bug that allowed users to mark other user's messages as read/unread, if they really knew what they were doing(and made a custom HTML form). This has been fixed.