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Tune in at 10am Pacific and you might win some swag and a copy of the Packt Publishing Beginner's Guide to concrete5. You can also ask any question you'd like of the core team, and of course learn about what news has happened in the community.
We're back from our hiatus last week. Andy and Franz will host the weekly news and Q&A in a live video show this Friday morning at 10am Pacific.
Totally Random Episode 8 from concrete5 on Vimeo.
This Weeks News
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Launched some Add-ons:
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I released two new how-tos:
- We talk about Gencos Intranet, a great showcase of what concrete5 can do for the Enterprise.
- We mention sixRevisions, vandelayDesign, and DesignM.ag
- We asked you to help us with more reviews atopenSourceCMS.com
Totally Random Episode 6 from concrete5 on Vimeo.
Hey! Andrew again, and I'm going to recap the news.
This Week's News
- Launched some Add-ons:
- Featured showcase Lars Reese Photography and Saelstrom Marketing
- I released two new how-to's:
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- How to integrate google searchby melat0nin.
- How to add sitemap and file manger link to tool barby jedspurg
- Some traffic came from DesignTutorials4You and Osalt
How we assign your karma raffle numbers
We have three databases - one for each type of contribution (Promotion, Helping People, and Developing). For each Karma point a user has in a silo they get a number of tickets assigned to their name so we end up with 1,000,000 total tickets. Then to build random numbers from toys in the Kidd's Toy Museum.
TheWinners, and What They Got
Watch the video to see who won what.
Totally Random Episode 5 from concrete5 on Vimeo.
Hey!Andrewagain, and I'm going to recap the news.
This Week's News
- Lots-a-Add-ons launched:
- New home page, developers tour, owners tour, and philosophy pages.
- We mention some traffic fromSomethingAwfulandArtistech.
- I released two new how-to's:
- How to make a private client area by DojoDesign.
- How to show a file type icon by lastoctoberday.com
- Meetings in Poland, Portland, and Minnesota.
How we assign your karma raffle numbers
We have three databases - one for each type of contribution (Promotion, Helping People, and Developing). For each Karma point a user has in a silo they get a number of tickets assigned to their name so we end up with 1,000,000 total tickets. Then to build random numbers from license plates in our parking lot.
TheWinners, and What They Got
Watch the video to see who won what.
totally random episode 4 from concrete5 on Vimeo.
Hey!Andrewagain, and I'm going to recap the news.
This Week's News
- Some new stuff is in the works for the home page and about area. We also added drop downs to the documentation tab. Big deal, huh?
- I released a new how-to detailing how to setup a demo site that resets itself ever hour.It can also be read and commented on atandrewembler.com.
- We mention some traffic from Webdesign Ledger, Reddit, and 1stWebDesigner. Be a chum and comment there for us.
How we assign your karma raffle numbers
With three awesome prizes to give away, we decided to have three databases - one for each type of contribution (Promotion, Helping People, and Developing). For each Karma point a user has in a silo they get a number of tickets assigned to their name so we end up with 1,000,000 total tickets. Then to build random numbers we randomly picked knives out of a display case at Benchmade and used their model numbers.
TheWinners, and What They Got
Awesome Prizes:
- A Benchmade Knife and concrete5 T-Shirt
- $155 in site credit here and a Benchmade hoodie
- A WHOLE YEAR of free hosting on a Commercial grade account with us, and a Benchmade hoodie.
Watch the video to see who won what.
concrete5 - Totally Random Episode 3 from concrete5 on Vimeo.
Hey!Andrewagain, and I'm going to recap the news.
This Week's News
- Just one of many awesome showcase submissions - fab3d.co.uk.
- We welcome five new add-ons and one two themes to our marketplace: Title Image Content Block, Pro News, AJAX Star Rating, Thumbview Page List Template, Likes This! block, Checkmate theme, and Black Accents theme.
- I released a new how-to detailing how concrete5 gives you easy access to Javascript, jQuery and AJAX. It can also be read and commented on atandrewembler.com.
- We mention some traffic from OSHYN and Spyre Studios articles as well.
How we assign your karma raffle numbers
For each raffle, we're going to assign a total of 1,000,000 raffle tickets to all the winner's of karma points.For this contest, we grabbed all karma points assigned from noon last Thursday to noon yesterday (Thursday). We assigned a number of tickets to each karma point, randomized the order in our database, and rolled some ten sided dice to pick matching numbers.
TheWinners, and What They Got
Watch the video to find out!
Totally Random - Episode 2 from concrete5 on Vimeo.
Hey!Andrewagain, and I'm going to recap the news.
This Week's News
- Just one of many awesome showcase submissions -Loula Creates.
- We welcome six new add-ons and one new commercial theme to our marketplace: MailChimp, Goodsoil eCommerce Theme, Who's Online, Yosemite Theme, Terra Firma Theme, iCal template (for the calendar add-on), Dojo Tour Dates and Dojo Google Translate.
- I released a new how-to detailing everything that can be done with the Auto-Nav block. It can also be read and commented on atandrewembler.com. If you've ever had a question about how the Auto-Nav works, what it's options mean, how to theme it or extend it, you should check out that primer.
How we assign your karma raffle numbers
For each raffle, we're going to assign a total of 1,000,000 raffle tickets to all the winner's of karma points.For this contest, we grabbed all karma points assigned from noon last Thursday to noon today (May 13th, 2010).The total?43,760 points. That means, each karma point is going to get you 22 tickets, with37,280 extra tickets dispersed randomly throughout the previous winners. THAT'S A LOT OF CHANCES TO WIN. Then, we got Prescott from the Laurelhurst Theater to roll some 6-digit numbers while we hung out on his roof. It was pretty cool.
TheWinners, and What They Got
Watch the video to find out!
Totally Random - Episode 1 (pilot) from Concrete CMS on Vimeo.
Totally Random - Episode 1 (pilot) from concrete5 on Vimeo.
Greetings! This isAndrew, and I'm going to recap the news, and explain how our karma contest works.
This Week's News
- We welcome six new add-ons and one new commercial theme to our marketplace: Google Base for eCommerce, Scrolling Wrapper, Cleanbiz Theme, WP Audio Player, Facebook Like Button, Print Page and Example FAQ.
- I released a new how-to titled "Building a Single-Paged Powered Editing Interface for concrete5". It can also be read and commented on at andrewembler.com. It uses lots of sample code that we're providing for free, including the newExample FAQadd-on.
- Our new showcase is live! Add your sites to earn karma and show off your handiwork to the concrete5 community!
- We want to get you to host concrete5 meetups, and we're providing tools to make it easier to do just that. Check out this page for information on how to host your own meetup.
How we assign your karma raffle numbers
For each raffle, we're going to assign a total of 1,000,000 raffle tickets to all the winner's of karma points.For this contest, we grabbed all karma points assigned from midnight April 30th to 11:59 May 6th. The total? 50,265 points. That means, each karma point is going to get you 19 tickets, with 44,965 extra tickets dispersed randomly throughout the previous winners. That means if you got 1,000 karma points during the last week, you're going to get at least 19,000 raffle tickets. THAT'S 19,000 CHANCES TO WIN!
Pinball Probability Principle
Want to generate random numbers from pinball scores? Use this approach: no matter how many numbers your score contains, if you take three digits total, and start two digits in from the left, you're going to get yourself some random numbers. Combine two or more scores for a total of six digits, and you get yourself a raffle ticket number.That's not conjecture. THAT'S SCIENCE.
TheWinners, and What They Got
Watch the video to find out!