Description

AiDaNews is back! AiDaNews2 is the next step in the direction of an easy and versatile Joomla! Module that lets everyone, from experts to novice webmasters, show their articles in an appealing and higly-customisable way.

The module has been rewritten from scratch starting from Joomla!'s own latestnews module, and this rework resulted in a much more elegant and lightweight code. Now AiDaNews follows the MVC pattern (so the articles are retrieved in an helper file and displayed using a template file), passes the W3C code check without an error, uses CSS files instead of style tags (but mantains the possibility of styling the module right from the backend!), has CSS classes for every element (and even special classes for first/last element and such) and is overall a much more reliable and correct module from the point of view of the code.

This isn't only a 'debug' though: AiDaNews2 has lots of new features that will make the users' life easier. Pre-made styles will rapidly make the module match every kind of site, and will allow experts to create their own configurations that can be shared between groups of modules making manteinance easier. Layout positions have been extended from 5 to 9, and their appearance and position can be changed through css with endless possibilities. The module now uses a css file, but css can also be inserted from the module's backend (and you can even use a css file and then add some additional CSS rules for each individual istance). The module's backend has been slightly modified to be easier to navigate: tabs have been divided into categories, and their titles are now more descriptive. The module contains many more additions: secondary ordering, up to three images that can be individually linked to articles, profiles, categories and so on, tableless grid layout... and all the options that made AiDaNews so peculiar.

So here's AiDaNews2: a complete debug and adjustment of the first iteration of the module, with the addition of many useful options that will satisfy any need. Everything with the simplicity of descriptive tips right in the backend, or (finally!) the possibility to read through a huge amount of FAQs and explanations in the Module's Documentation on Aimini.it.

Download

AiDaNews2 Version:2.0.8
GNU/GPL  2011-11-20   Multilanguage   See description  107.92 KB  7415

Changelog:

Version 2.0.8 - Monthly Update

[+] "Created in the Last X Days" was changed to "Created Between X and Y days ago". These new options can be used together or separately!
[+] New CSS Stylesheet, suffix_help.css, that shows how to use module class suffixes with AiDaNews2;
[+] Some new Tags for the Layout Setup are available: [num] will display the number the article is in the module;
[+] Another Tag: [categories] will display the category tree for the article from root to leaf;
[+] New "Toggle Login" option lets you choose wheter to display the "Access Denied" Joomla! Page or redirect visitors to the login page.

Remember you need to have PHP5 installed on your server for AiDaNews2 to work properly!

How to Install/Upgrade

Installing:

Simply download the .zip package and install it using Joomla's own panel for extensions.

Upgrading:

The module now supports Joomla 1.7 Update panel! Just get to Extensions -> Updates and look for AiDaNews2 1.7! You can also install the new package and install it on top of the old one, as usual.

Previous Versions

AiDaNews2 Version:2.0.7
GNU/GPL  2011-10-19   Multilanguage   See description  105.83 KB  2950

AiDaNews2 Version:2.0.6
GNU/GPL  2011-09-22   Multilanguage   See description  0 B  2836

AiDaNews2 Version:2.0.5
GNU/GPL  2011-09-15   English   See description  95.1 KB  395

AiDaNews2 Version:2.0.4
GNU/GPL  2011-09-09   English   See description  94.76 KB  185

AiDaNews2 Version:2.0.3
GNU/GPL  2011-08-29   English   See description  94.58 KB  214