CDN Sync Tool 2.0 Released

By Ollie Armstrong Tuesday, 13th March 2012

As you are probably aware, CDN Sync Tool has been very broken for a while and actually unusable since the WordPress 3.3 update.

I have now released version 2.0 of the plugin which has been completely rewritten from the ground up to work better and faster. It is now also fully compatible with WP 3.3.x upwards. There are a couple of features that have been excluded from this version because a lot more work is required on them.

Before updating you have to be aware that your CST settings will not be preserved through this update and will have to be reentered.

There will likely still be bugs in this release so if there is anything you come across then please use the email form in the plugin help tab or send an email to our support team at support@catn.com.

You can download the latest version from the WordPress plugin directory or update through the WordPress built in plugin updater.

Thank you for your continued patience while this work was being carried out.

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Current Situation Regarding WPSQT and CDN Sync Tool

By Ollie Armstrong Wednesday, 5th October 2011

Due to a recent departure of the developer maintaining WPSQT and CDN Sync Tool there has been a lapse in development and maintenance of both of these plugins. For this we apologise.

I have now picked up on the maintenance of these two plugins and so bugs and issues should start to be resolved. If you encounter a bug while using either of these plugins we would appreciate it if you could submit a bug report to the GitHub repo for WPSQT or CDN Sync Tool. Although if you do not have a GitHub account then you can report the issue to the forum for either WPSQT or CDN Sync Tool.

Update [13/12/2011]: With the latest WordPress 3.3 update CDN Sync Tool is now very broken. I am in the process of rewriting it entirely to fix these issues and all other issues as well. No definite ETA but it should be ready before the new year.

Update [13/03/2012]: CDN Sync Tool has been completely rewritten and released. Full details here.

WPSQT

The main issues that have been reported with WPSQT are:

Multisite – plugin doesn’t work at all
Email notifications
Menus are over complex and confusing
Customisation wanted with the survey chart
Lots of issues with the ‘likert’ type

CDN Sync Tool

The main issues that have been reported with CDN Sync Tool are:

Syncing occasionally doesn’t even work
Edited files are not synced
Errors connecting to CloudFiles

We appreciate your help and continued use of these plugins.

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Using Git for WordPress Development SCM Instead of Subversion

By Ollie Armstrong Friday, 22nd July 2011

Git is a distributed version control system. This means that every git clone is a full repository with complete history and revision tracking. Git differs from Subversion because Subversion has one central server and the clients just commit to it. This is why git is so much easier to use for ‘social coding’ and that is where Github spawned from.

This is why I prefer to use git and Github for the source code management and use the WordPress svn repository only as a distribution channel. That works for me, easy to use source control but also a distribution channel that’s accessible to the users. WordPress try to make you solely use Subversion – but you don’t have to!

Creating Cron Jobs

By Ollie Armstrong Thursday, 3rd March 2011

Welcome to a short getting started guide into scheduling regular tasks using cron.

Unless you have a reasonable background with Linux systems you probably haven’t got a clue what I’m on about when I mention cron. Let’s start basic. Say you want to run a command at a specific time of day, everyday, like clearing the temporary directory, for that we use cron. Cron is a method of scheduling tasks and it’s very versatile.

To be able to use cron we have to use what is called a crontab, short for cron table. It’s the method used to schedule the commands and specify when they run.

Getting to Grips With SSH – Part 6

By Ollie Armstrong Friday, 3rd December 2010

Welcome to the sixth part in the series. The series that is the easiest way to get started with SSH.

In the last part, we got to know a powerful terminal text editor, so you will probably have a few more files on your server that you want to move around. So in this part we will be going over the final few commands that can be used to manipulate files. This includes the likes of copying, moving and renaming. After you know these you should be the master of file navigation and manipulation. If you haven’t yet read the previous part, you can find that here: Getting to Grips with SSH Part 5.

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