Magic Fields 1.1 was released
In these release we continue focus in make Magic Fields more stable and lightweight.
Files like prototype,jquery and jquery.ui.core.js already exists in wordpress and was removed of the magic fields.
We started to take in account the performance in the frontend and was reduced the queries in a 30% when is called any custom field value. this is not enough but is a start.
Now the datepicker used in the date custom field is the jquery’s date picker, in this way we use the jquery, jquery-ui to already has wordpress and was removed ~700 lines of code with this change.
Was added a feature for the functions used in the frontend (get,get_image and get_audio) for we can used it outside of the loop.
more detailed list of changes below.
Change Log:
- Remove a bunch of obsolete files and Code
- Fix bug #172 of flutter’s tracker (http://bit.ly/4iQf95) thanks to Pixelate
- Fix issue related with the Listbox field type
- 30% less queries in the functions of front-end [get, get_image, get_audio]
- Fix bug #185 of flutter’s tracker (http://bit.ly/kcOPb)
- Fix bug #201 of flutter’s tracker (http://bit.ly/UAeEz)
- Fix of some paths for works fine at windows server.
- Adding a new function called gen_image ( more info about how use it, soon)
- Removing all the short-tags of php.
- Now is used the jquery ui datepicker for the Date custom field
- Now you can use getimage, getaudio, and gen_image outside of the loop. ( more info soon )
- Fix some issues related with the import/export of writepanels.
- Fix the uninstall proccess.
- Little fix in the Edit In Place editor.
- Fix in Assing Custom Write panel.
Gnuget (David V) is a Web developer since 2002 working under wordpress the last year. 
Klark
26 Sep, 2009
Does this work with WPMU?
Jeff
26 Sep, 2009
Any plans to move this source away from GITHUB? Perhaps over to the wordpress provided SVN system?
Gnuget
26 Sep, 2009
Klark,
this should work fine with WPMU but is not fully tested, i can’t tell you if all will work without problem.
In the next release we will spend time for finish to test it.
Jeff,
No, we don’t have any plan of move the source code of github, we think the github give us more benefits than cons.
Klark
27 Sep, 2009
Thanks!
Xavi Ivars
29 Sep, 2009
Is there any option of do “batch” assigning? Example: write all posts in category “Something” with “something-custom write panel”.
If it had that, it would be great!
Jens Wedin
29 Sep, 2009
Howdy
Nice to see a fork of the plugin which have some development. I have two questions
1. Can I migrate a site that already is using Flutter to Magic Fields?
2. Can I assign write panels to roles as it does in Flutter?
Keep up the great work!
/Jens
Jens Wedin
29 Sep, 2009
Hi again
One more thing that you already might be thinking of.
Please make it possible to assign already wirtten content to the panels. I found a manual way of doing this but it would be nice if you could make some kind of function for this
Cheers,
Jens
Xavi Ivars
29 Sep, 2009
Jens explained what I meant much better than me
hunk
29 Sep, 2009
Hi
in the options of Magic fields (settings-> magic fields) enable the option Editing Prompt.
this does that when editing post or page and not this relating to write panel shows a page asking if you wish to relate it to some write panel.
see screencast http://screencast.com/t/kdkuh4Rfl
jens about the you questions.
1. david and me we have thought that we can make script to migrate of flutter
2. we have not proven this option.
Cheers
hunk
29 Sep, 2009
hi, Jens.
about the roles and the Write panels this options works fine
Jens Wedin
30 Sep, 2009
@Hunk: Thanks for your reply, great news. If you get a script to convert I have site that rely heavily on flutter. If you want a betatester for the converting script, just let me know
Xavi Ivars
30 Sep, 2009
@Jens: If you have a look at this message [1], you’ll find the way I’ve found to migrate a home-made site using custom fields to a MagicFields one. Maybe you can do the same thing: export a flutter site, and change the flutter custom field (“_rc_cwp_write_panel_id”) to the MagicFields one (“_mf_write_panel_id”), and with this you would have all your posts ready to work with MagicFields.
If you need more help, don’t hesitate to ask
[1] http://groups.google.com/group/magic-fields/msg/adacfc2dc5b17adf
Jens Wedin
30 Sep, 2009
@Xavi: This is great. I did the same thing getting an old non-flutter site into a flutter site. I will try this with my site as soon as get some time over.
Jens Wedin
30 Sep, 2009
Back again, I wonder if there anywhere I could ask for a feature? It would be nice to access the “magic fields” outside the lopp. If there is a place for wishes, please let me know
hunk
30 Sep, 2009
hi all.
jens script for migration of flutter to magic fields here this http://groups.google.com/group/magic-fields/browse_thread/thread/84f5b57249939d42
or http://magicfields.org/script-for-migrate-from-flutter-v-1-1-and-1-0/
about of work outside loop you can read here about it
http://groups.google.com/group/magic-fields/browse_thread/thread/9eeda784a8679df6.
a greeting from Magic Fields Team
Jens Wedin
1 Oct, 2009
Thanks!
Nasko
2 Oct, 2009
@hulk said:
hi, Jens.
about the roles and the Write panels this options works fine
@hulk, it’s not working right.. I.e. if you have 2 custom panels and assign only one to be visible for the Contributors via the Role Manager Plugin, both are visible, so that’s not working. One more thing – if you disable a custom panel for the administrator – it won’t show up again and it’s not manageable vie the Role Manager anymore
hunk
2 Oct, 2009
hi Nasko
if you have activated the option of Assign to Role in the options of magic fields (settings-> magic fields)?
http://img.skitch.com/20091002-q58ub3xxrwt15qqb3qtpqfg4f6.jpg
monbouc
6 Oct, 2009
Weird behaviour here (WP 2.8.4) : once I created a post from my new Magic Field menu, the “new” menu item of this MG menu (plus the “new” menu item from the WP Articles menu !!!) disappeared. Only appears “edit” in the MG menu ; no more “new” or “edit” items in the WP Articles menu…
hunk
6 Oct, 2009
Monbouc check this option in settings->Magic Fields
http://img.skitch.com/20091007-riqmnhw182fr6i2d1df5ga8t4n.jpg
monbouc
7 Oct, 2009
Er.. yes, of course.. that’s stupid of me. Thank you (I would hate losing time this way, sorry). Let’s attribute it to the quick -and uncorrect- reading of english (by the way, if you’re interested in a french traduction, I can give it a try, just let me know of the language files).
hunk
7 Oct, 2009
monbouc thanks, shortly we will give the archives for translation
TTB
20 Oct, 2009
I don’t seem to be able to do any EIP (edit-in-place) for the image fields, only the text fields. How do I make this happen? Thanks.
hunk
20 Oct, 2009
Hi TTB edit in place only is for textbox and multi-textbox. for the moment.
shawn
22 Oct, 2009
Is magicfields compatible with wordpress mu yet?
I’ve been watching this project for some time now, and can’t wait to use it within my network
Gnuget
22 Oct, 2009
Shawn.
Hi, the next monday we will release a new version and this version will be tested and fixed for wordpress mu
shawn
24 Oct, 2009
Thank you thank you thank you!
This is going to open up huge doors for us mu users. I can’t wait to try it out
Florian
1 Nov, 2009
This is total non-sense….Why not help and make flutter better, then making a new project again!?!?!?
thats what open-source is about….get over your ego…and make flutter better!!!! Get in touch with the flutter guys!
just my two cents
Gnuget
1 Nov, 2009
Hi Florian.
in fact we were part of the flutter’s team.
But this is not about ego this is about to we want take a different direction for the plugin.
If we tried to help flutter for any change we will need pass through a discuss with the owner and we think to this will stop the development instead of improve it.
So now, we don’t want be “better than flutter” we just want take another path for the plugin, in our last release we added a new features, and certainly flutter will add another differents features, in some point Magic Fields will be a completely different project of flutter.
I hope you understand this is not a battle for know who is better.
We just want add the features to we think be the best for the plugin.
David.
Florian
1 Nov, 2009
well, then I wish you all the best on this project.
I indeed love Flutter…so no pun was indented…
keep it up!
Nicolas Bessette
24 Jan, 2010
I had some problems with WPMU, but it works perfectly on WP so I changed to it. It seems so wonderful, if my project works I promise to make a donation.
Gnuget
24 Jan, 2010
For use Magic Fields with Wordpress Mu read here:
http://groups.google.com/group/magic-fields/browse_thread/thread/3c4371a78d661e05/e68e6a578bb75d7d?lnk=gst&q=wpmu#e68e6a578bb75d7d