Over 10.000 downloads!
Since the launch of jobberBase, back in October 2007, it was downloaded over 10.000 times. Wow! 
This alone is an impressive figure but, what I would really want to know is the actual conversion rate:
How many downloads ended up in real websites based on jobberBase?
I personally know of about 20-30 sites, but that’s it.
If you run a site on jobberBase, would you be so kind to let me know? Just drop a quick e-mail with the URL at hello [at] jobberbase.com and I’d be very grateful.
Thank you everyone, especially those who get involved in the community!
Version 1.4 final…ly here!
Having fixed a lot of bugs reported in 1.4 beta, I’m glad to announce the launch of a bug-fix (mainly) version of jobberBase!
If you’re running 1.4 beta and have made customizations, you can probably live without this update.
However, newcomers will skip a few bugs, happy them!
One more thing: I’ve added a “powered by” link in the footer, with a link to jobberbase.com. You’re not required to keep it, but I’ll sure appreciate it if you do!
Have fun!
John Resig (creator of jQuery) on jobberBase
Although it’s not used extensively in jobberBase, jQuery is definitely my favourite JavaScript toolkit and I use it a lot in my daily work.
I’m also subscribed to John Resig’s blog, so when he asked readers how to best manage all the JavaScript jobs that are channelled through him, I, of course, suggested jobberBase.
Two days later, to my astonishment, I found out that he did:
JavaScript Ninja Jobs — an extension to John’s upcomming booksite, Secret of the JavaScript Ninja.
Thank you!
jobberBase on Rails
Yes, no typo, it’s true: someone is developing a jobberBase port for Ruby on Rails!
How amazing is that!?
Thank you, Jacques and keep us updated on the process!
Thank you! :)
This post is dedicated to all the people in our community.
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Guys, you’re doing an awesome work with your jobberBase sites and I was amazed to see so much activity going on in the forum!
I love to see some of you — who have mastered the application — helping others start out. It’s great!!
So I just want to say THANK YOU all, for your support and involvement.
I plan to catch up with the active issues on the forum, but I’m going through some tough weeks (it’s all good) and my time is extremely limited. I’m always available via e-mail (filipcte [at] gmail.com), though :).
Soon, we’ll release the final 1.4 version, with bug fixes and, hopefully, some small additions :). In the meanwhile, you can get it from the repository.
5k downloads of jobberBase
Just thought I should mark this moment, as we’ll pass 5.000 downloads of jobberBase in a couple of hours. Sweet :).
P.S. Any amount in PayPal donation is much appreciated, thank you!
1.4, the most impressive update yet!
We are *extremely happy* to announce that we’ve launched version 1.4 (beta 1), with a bunch of new features (as promised). This release was mostly possible due to Ștefan Petre’s involvement, which I can’t thank enough!
As promised, we present you a few new cool items:
1. You can translate jobberBase UI through a single .ini file
The file is _includes/translations.ini and it should contain all the text strings in the site. You would only need to edit a few images (’post job’ button and logo) to have a complete translation.
2. Static pages can now be created/edited/deleted from admin
We’ve moved most of the static pages in the database, to make it easier for you to edit their content. You can also create other pages and link to them. The system is pretty straightforward!
3. Change categories from admin
No need to get your hands dirty in phpmyadmin or other db administration tool. Categories can be created/edited/deleted from admin, now. You can also reorder them, through drag and drop!
4. Change admin password
Another missing feature in 1.3 was the ability to change your admin password from the admin panel. Now you can.
5. Bug fixes
Most had to do with the search engine. Thanks to all who posted fixes on the community forum!
Well, that’s it. Go ahead and download jobberBase 1.4 beta 1!
Your feedback is always very precious, so please don’t hesitate :). The final version 1.4 will be launched after we make sure there aren’t any bad bugs out there.
P.S. You may also check out our SVN repository, for “nightly builds”:
svn checkout http://jobberbase.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ jobberbase-read-only
Need someone to further develop jobberBase?
If you need someone to deploy, edit or extend jobberBase for your custom needs, I totally recommend a good friend of mine’s web development agency, simbyo. My friend’s name is Cristi, cristigcb [at] gmail.com, and he can totally help you out!
His team is very familiar with jobberBase and has already made a number of clients happy :).
Multi-language, soon!
Just wanted to let everyone know that we’re working on implementing a multi-language system in jobberBase! This is only possible because Ștefan Petre, the guy who created Interface for jQuery, has joined the jobberBase task-force :).
Therefore, version 1.4 (or just call it 2.0?) will be a huge step ahead for us!
Consider the SVN repository
It’s beginning to be a real challenge for me to manage the project, udpates and everyone’s questions, so please be patient :).
I know an upgrading guide would be nice, especially if you’ve installed version 1.1 and want some features from 1.3.
What you could do is checkout the code from Google Code SVN repository: http://jobberbase.googlecode.com/svn/
You can do it like this:
svn checkout http://jobberbase.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ jobberbase-read-only
Then, you can compare what you have with the latest stuff…
I’m also working on setting up a wiki, where it’d be great to have some tutorials! If you wish to contribute to the project, one way you could is by writing short tutorials on various issues. The forums is a great place to find answers, but it’s getting a lot of new content which is hard to organize.
Aaaaanyway… keep it real :).
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