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Advanced Forum Alpha 12 has been released. I jumped ahead the D6 numbering so I'm using one number on both branches. Not only is it easier for me to refer to one number but it makes more sense as the module is at the same point in development on both branches and is being developed in parallel. read more

Issue queues are great for keeping track of individual issues but I find it handy to summarize everything into one document to be able to see the big picture. This post will, of course, get out of date quickly, but I'll revise it from time to time. The current revision was done on August 10, 2008. D5 bugs: D6 bugs: read more

The third incarnation of my user profiles tutorial, this time in module form, has arrived. I'd like to introduce the Advanced Profile module. It still needs work and isn't feature complete, but it's a good start and available to play around with.

When building a business directory that will have non-admins adding entries and selecting categories, you need to make it as easy as possible. By default, Drupal offers up a multi select box to scroll through possibly hundreds of terms and control-click the categories you want your entry to be in. Definitely not user friendly. read more

A little over a month ago, I decided to improve the look of the forums on this site. I had customized flatforum for my Coulee Region community forums and figured I'd just copy it over here and tweak it a bit. Well, I'd forgotten what a mess I had to integrate flatforum into my site and get it looking decent. I figured if I was going to try and rip that all out I might as well straighten it up while I was at it. So, rather out of the blue, I suddenly found myself creating a forum enhancement module.