It's been a while since a new Developer has traversed the maze and emerged with a viable plugin for Rapidweaver. That part of the Developer Community is a small group who have been able to successfully scale the mountain.

Welcome SymfoniP to this list. The first plugin is: symFlowPlayer

This new plugin creates a "media page" style in Rapidweaver that is easy to use and update. Store your movies and mp3 files on a server in a "warehouse" folder and simply link to them in symFlowPlayer.

Key Features:
✓ Playback FLV, F4V, H.264* mov, mp4, m4v and audio mp3
✓ Add content into Styled Text Header and Footer Areas
✓ One time setup and configuration.
✓ Variable Width and height settings for your gallery setup
✓ Full control of FlowPlayer control bar settings
✓ Use external warehoused urls (saves space in your RapidWeaver project, yes you can use local assets if you want to but this increases your project and publish time)
✓ Gallery page style
✓ Hover Title and Description captions
✓ Easily add you FlowPlayer commercial key and brand the Video Player with your own logo
✓ Automatic Generation of scaled Poster Image for the symFlowPlayer page.
✓ Works great with Pluskit to import into Blocks or Stacks

The official announcement on the Rapidweaver Forum can be found HERE


This new plugin, to me, replaces the aging Quicktime Plugin page style with something that works in all browsers and has a lot more functionality!

Kevin Burns and his partner Ronan have created a great first plugin. I know they have many more in store and I would not be surprised to see their second plugin arrive very quickly

Tags: Rapidweaver, plugin, plugins, Developer

It's classier!

This is something I have been wanting to do for a while. Time and having a clear idea of what I wanted where the issues.

Along came the O Mega Theme from Nick Cates. That spurred on an upgrade. So a big "Thanks" to Nick for his themes.

I also wanted to give a new look to the product icons and image. Though I am not actually using the look as the full cover of my books at this time, I wanted something where I could have nice looking text on the covers. I may, in the future, offer a full color cover for those who want it, but for now I like giving a simple, less use of ink, cover.

OK, I know I have my own theme. I was using it for the site. Squeeze was made for Splash pages, sales letter sites and for minimalistic looks. It's clean and fast with no images built in to it. Just because I built it does not mean I have to use it on every web site. A theme makes a statement and gives an immediate impression. Choosing a theme to suit a site is what we always have to do. I feel this new look expresses my site better. I still use Squeeze for lots of things.


What's up next? I need to clean up the Resources area and kill dead links and add missing elements. Watch for that update soon.


Thanks to all for the support and kind words I get by email.


Sundog

Tags: insiderapidweaver, Rapidweaver

My latest creation is now in the hands of my editor; Using FormLoom.

Part of this book my seem simplistic. But many folks, especially new to building a web site, need a foundation for understanding forms. I figured if I was going to write about FormLoom I should cover it completely.

For the rest of you I have a section on MySQL Databases and creating a Table to hold the form data. Dumping the information form a submitted form into a database is a great way to gather the data. It makes it easy to use, search and manage. If all you get from a form submission is an email in your inbox it can be hard to gather up all the email addresses and other submitted information and make it useful.

I have purposely kept the setup of the Database simple and fundamental. It gathers the info, allows you to export it and use it in email programs, applications like "Numbers" or "FileMaker Pro" (my app of choice) and work with the data. Keeping it simple will hopefully reduce errors and issues.

MySQL and Tables are the one area that is probably under utilized by most owners of this great Plugin for Rapidweaver.


Watch for "Using FormLoom" in the Store later this week.


UPDATE: Using FormLoom is now live in the store and available.

Tags: formloom, Books, Rapidweaver

I am proud to announce the arrival of FormLoom Style.

This new ebook will help you understand and learn how to style your FormLoom page in your Rapidweaver project. If you like you can simply use the pre-made Custom CSS to style your form. 20 styles (well 19 are useable) are included in a CSS Document and in the include Rapidweaver Project File. All images used are in the package too.

Read More - Click Here

Tags: formloom, Books, CSS, Rapidweaver

Squeeze 4.2 with ExtraContent areas is here!

For current owners this is be a free update. Watch your inbox for an email with a link to download this update.

4.2 incorporates four ExtraContent areas and two in a new and unique way! I have also added some color picker variations for these EC areas.

Also added are Border Styles in the Variations Panel, updated IE6 and IE7 support especially for PNG images in IE6.

All the css has been refined as well as the many other internal things. This will not overwrite your current version of Squeeze. 4.2 will install as a separate theme choice in the theme drawer.

Squeeze 4.2 supports 1 level of sub menus (drop downs) in all browsers. This is the same as Squeeze 3.6. I have built in 4+ levels of drop downs but these should only be used if you are not concerned about IE6.

I had always meant this theme to be simple, clean and keep the navigation that way too.

Otherwise, all other browsers like it.

If you don't already have Squeeze in your theme drawer then take advantage of the Discount Coupon Code: SUMMERUPDATE and get this theme for only $9.95 (normally $12.95). But hurry, this discount only lasts until June 15th.

View the Demo Site - Click Here

Watch the Overview Movie - Click Here (see the like on the home page or the Support Area of the theme Demo site)

Buy Squeeze - Click Here

Tags: Theme, Rapidweaver, Updates

With over 300 third party theme available for Rapidweaver it can be quit a task to find just the right one for each site project.

Now you can browser all the themes alphabetically - Click Here

This will be linked in the Resources area under "Theme Devs"

A big thanks to bman on the Rapidweaver Forum for doing this!

Tags: Rapidweaver, Themes, Glossary

If you live in the UK you now have a new resource for learning Rapidweaver.

Aniseed Training will come to you and do a one day training that will bring you up to speed on building a website.


Several popular plugins; Blocks, PlusKit and WebYep, are covered too.

No more fumbling around and spending hours or even weeks learning the basics. Aniseed Training will take you from 0 to Website in one day.

To Visit the Website: Click Here

This link is now filed under the "Resources" menu above in the "RW Resources" area.

Tags: Rapidweaver, Training, UK

I have updated the Vertical Navbar Snippet and created a new Horizontal Navbar Snippet for Rapidweaver users.

To go with these are two SupportCasts to show you how to use them.

Vertical Navbar Snippet Movie: Click Here

Horizontal Navbar Snippet Movie: Click Here

Download the Snippets in the Resources Area of this webstie. See the Snippets link.

Enjoy!

Tags: Rapidweaver, Snippets, Updates

Squeeze 4.2 with ExtraContent areas is almost ready for release.

For current owners this will be a free update.

4.2 incorporates four ExtraContent areas and two in a new and unique way! I have also added some color picker variations for these EC areas.

Also added are Border Styles in the Variations Panel, updated IE6 and IE7 support especially for PNG images.

I have a few tutorials to create in my screen casting mode as well as packaging up the files.

Watch for this over the weekend.

Tags: Rapidweaver, Theme, Updates

It's finally happened. I have opened up the master file for RWCSS and working on an update.

It's amazing, but after a year and a half the book is 98% relevant. The first thing I am working on is reformatting the book to make it easier to copy and paste the css and html out of the pages directly instead of looking for it in the css document included with the book.

I also have a few things I want to add the book. As they make it into the book I will post here about them. I don't want to state what they are just in case some don't make the cut.

So stay tuned for more information soon.

Tags: Rapidweaver, Books, CSS, Updates

I have decided to have a holiday sale starting NOW!

Why wait to give you a great deal to finish out 2008. 35% off everything at checkout.

Use the coupon code: holiday08

Holiday 2008 Discount!
35% Off Everything, Theme, Book or Both.*

RWcss Book
Regularly: $14.95 USD - Now: $9.72 USD
Save Now

Squeeze Theme
Regularly: $12.95 USD - Now: $8.42 USD
Save Now

Buy Both as a Package
Regularly: $22.90 USD - Now: $14.89 USD
Save Now

*Discount ends December 31, 2008 at midnight

Tags: Sale, holiday, Books, Rapidweaver, Themes

We have additional promotions going on over at SupportCasts.com

Check out the new SupportCast on the @ Stash Plugin and all you can do with it in every site you build!

We have an extra discount on membership with a purchase of the @Stash Plugin. Details in the after purchase email on how to get an additional $15 off of the currently discounted Membership price of $64.95 for 12 months.

The Movie about this great plugin is available for public view until December 25th. Then it goes back under wraps for Members Only.

You can browser the entire site and some movies will be available even if you are not a member. The rest are currently hidden until you have logged in.

Thanks to all who have supported us so far in this new venture!

Tags: Screencasts, SupportCasts, Rapidweaver, promotions

A new venture is about to launch. A partnership with 3 well known Rapidweaver Forum Members.

• A long time Theme Developer
• A great technical support and Screencaster & long time Forum Support Guru
• A book writer, part time theme developer and Forum Stalwart

We have taken our skills and for the last 10 months we have been devising the plan. For the last few months we have been working on a custom theme and the development of the new venture.

Goal: To create the best Mac Software Training Site on in the Webverse

The Venue: Short 3 to 5 Minute Online ScreenCasts

Welcome to SupportCasts.com

Our first goal is to cover all things Rapidweaver. From the basics of using the software to advanced techniques, from CSSEdit to Photoshop techniques.

We will also add in other web design software, how to use your Mac, and any software we feel the Macverse needs to have short training on.

We don’t intend to review software. We are not Critics, nor do we wish to hold our opinions “on high”

Just simple, straight forward and short (did we say short?) “how to’s” so you can “eat the elephant” one bite at a time.

So who are the three Amigos?

• Gary “BByrdhouse” Byrd from RapidWeaverThemes.com
• Kevin “Kbbrux” Burns - CRM Technik Ltd. (Germany)
• Larry “Sundog” Pollock (me)

We plan on launching very soon. So watch this blog, the Rapidweaver Forum, the SupportCasts Blog, and Twitter for more information.



Visit SupportCasts Now

Tags: Rapidweaver, Mac, Apple, SupportCasts, Training, Screencasts

Are you looking to expand your library of Rapidweaver Themes?

Jump on over the Rapidweaver Themes (RWT) and check out the discounts going on for the whole month of June!

See the list of Discounts Codes for up to 30% off!

Gary has some nice bundles of there.

Tags: Themes, Rapidweaver

If you are having trouble due to the high level of traffic at the Official Rapidweaver Site downloading this manual, I keep a copy availble here at Insider Rapidweaver.

Hover over the “Home” link and see the “Manuals” sub link. Yoou will find the 3.6 and the new 4.0 manual there.

Sundog

Tags: Rapidweaver, Manual

I am busy at work updating the Squeeze theme for Rapidweaver 4.0 that is on the horizon now. Squeeze 3.6 will work just fine so there is no need to worry about sites made previously. In fact, I plan on having Squeeze 4.0 to allow a separate installation so you can keep your previous versions of the theme in the Theme Drawer.

While I am at it I am looking at what updates I can make to the theme. I have already added a second level of sub navigation instead of the original single level and I am looking into other enhancements too.

Watch for an update email for existing users and notices on this blog and the RW Forum.

Tags: Rapidweaver, Themes, Squeeze

David Chartier has a nice write up on Rapidweaver 4.0. Obviously he has a demo copy (lucky him).

Some nice new features and some cleaned up ones too.

You can read about this over at the Ars Technica site

If you like it, go over and DIGG this

Nothing more for me to say, David's got this one...

Tags: Rapidweaver, Software, Web

Squeeze is a theme with many faces. As the name suggests, Squeeze is named after those one page sales letter sites. But Wait! There's More!....

You can make a Splash page for any site, or start turning on any of the parts of the theme, hidden by default, to use Squeeze for a full site. A nice set of colour pickers are included in the theme variations so you can easily customize the color of just about any part.

This is one fast and lightweight theme. No images are used in it, so unless you pack them in to your site, Squeeze should load in browsers in a flash.

Tutorials and css are included to help you tweak the sidebar and content height to suit your needs and look. Even a tutorial on how to place an image in the header, 3 ways!

Take a look. Demo Site

Buy Squeeze Now

Tags: Themes, Rapidweaver

That's right!

Dave Cantu has decided to give all of his themes away for free. This is from Dave's Post on the RW Forum:

"I am sorry but I have been ill and haven't been able to tend to my site or email for over a month and a half.
As an apology for falling behind, I have decided to make all of my current themes free downloads to everyone. Future New themes will still be sold but all current themes will remain permanently available free of charge. Members that have contacted me with access problems will get their memberships sorted out by the time the first new theme is released.
Hope you all understand. "

A very generous offer indeed!

Hop on over to http://www.davecantu.com/

Tags: Themes, Rapidweaver

Attention! (((Bonsai Studio))) & Butella on MacZot for 24 hours!. Check out the Theme special. 51% off Bundle.

Regular $75 now only $37!

Not only will you get a great set of themes but Inside Rapidweaver is offering $4 off of RWcss, my first book on modifying themes for RW!

Head on over to MacZot and get some RW Love.

(last time I checked the EURO so strong that those using EUROs get RWcss for less than $8 Euros)

Tags: Themes, Rapidweaver

Adam over at seyDesign has launched a new way for you to keep up on all the news from the good folks who develop Themes, Plugins, books and more for you.

Surf over to Rapidweaver Update and read the Digest. Then check the news on the Blog. Subscribe to the RSS Feed and keep up-to-date. Adam will scour the web for a the RW news that's fit to post.

Nice work Adam. That'll keep you busy!

Tags: Rapidweaver

Ok, it's been a few weeks. Time to end my special introductory price.

Tuesday night September 25th the regular price will take effect.

Regular: $14.95

Get it while you can at $12.95

Tags: Updates, Books, Rapidweaver

Matthias over at Rapidbase has blogged about my first book, RWcss.

Click Here to Read (in German)

Matthias is one of the Moderators of the German Rapidweaver Forum.

Dank für den Pfosten!


Needs some language help?

http://google.com/translate_t

Tags: Rapidweaver, Books

I will be out of the office from September 13 through September 18 on Family Business.

If you have tried to contact me for support or an issue please be patient for the next few days. I will get back to you as soon as I can.

I will have my laptop with me and will try to check in from time to time.

Thanks!

Tags: Updates, Rapidweaver

Other than being very busy with my main business this year, I have been working on getting this book out.

There is a lot of great information on the Rapidweaver Forum IF you know how to find it. Plus, there was no full tutorial and set of information on how to modify themes, identify the proper css and generally find what you needed to know to make the theme look as you wanted.

There are also a lot of the the same questions on the Forum that get repeated over and over again. I hope by writing the books I have in mind to reduce these common questions and help RW users get up to speed faster.

What does the future hold in store for Inside Rapidweaver? I have a number of ideas to help get the information into the hands and minds of the community.

I will reveal more soon!

Tags: Rapidweaver

It's Here!

RWcss, a book on how to modify any theme. Contains a demo site project and custom css tutorial.

This is Version 1A and is geared toward the new and intermediate users of Rapidweaver.

This if a foundation for learning how to find and adjust any css for any theme. Check the slideshow in the sub links to the Book link.

Introductory price is $12.95 (regular price $14.95)

Get your copy today.

Tags: Books, Rapidweaver, Mac, CSS