Just a quick, non-pulse news update:

A while back I released a mini side project called Litl Note.  It's a tiny self hosted note taking / list making app that was designed to allow you to jot down quick notes and access them from any device. I think it's a nice little app and I still use it all the time for my own project notes, to do's, etc.  But it did not exactly take off and I really don't have the time to invest in another project anyway so I am releasing it for free from now on.  If you are interested, you can grab a copy here: litlnote.com

Pulse Pro 1.8.2 is now available for download. Here is a list of what's new:

Flexslider

The current slider gallery option in Pulse, Galleria, is being replaced by Flexslider http://www.woothemes.com/flexslider/. It's a very nice, clean looking slider that is fully responsive and even has touch swipe support for mobile devices. If you previously set up a gallery with the old slider, it will be automatically replaced with Flexslider if you upgrade to 1.8.2.   Read More

Pulse Pro 1.8.1 is a small release that includes two improvements that many people have asked for.

First, the contact form has some flexibility in that you can now add two custom fields if you need more than what it comes with. At the top of the form.php file you will see these two new lines:

$custom_fieldname1 = "";
$custom_fieldname2 = "";

Just fill one or both in and they will then show on the front end contact form.

The second change in 1.8.1 is that gallery sorting has been tweaked so that new picture uploads will always apper first or at the top.

If you are upgrading from 1.8, there are only 5 changed files:

-form.php
-manage-photo.php
-gallery.php
-gallery2.php
-footer.php

Pulse Pro is now available for download.  Here is a list of what's new:

-Email notifications for new comments 
-Stats feature revamped and a bug fixed 
-Persistent login (via cookie), stay logged in for 7 days unless logged out 
-Ability to delete backups from admin 
-Slimbox theme (thumbs gallery) customized, must clear cache to view. 
-Security patch added 
-Bug fix, can no longer overwrite block with same name 
-Galleria plugin (slider gallery) updated to 1.2.6

Go to pulsecms.com/getpro to download the latest version or click here to view the demo.

Pulse Pro 1.7.2 introduces a new feature, visitor stats.  This feature is not intended as a replacement for a full blown analytics package such as Google Analytics, but it gives a quick overview of your website's traffic.  There are only three metrics used, daily visitors, top referrers and top pages.  This basic set of information will tell you how many people are coming to your site, where they are coming from and what content they are viewing.

To track visitors on your site, just add the tracker embed code to the footer of any page you'd like to track.  If your site uses a master template, you can just include it in the footer and it will track all pages that use the template.

Pulse Pro 1.7.1 is a small update with the following changes:

-Recent posts feature added (The embed code is with the regular blog embed code) 
-Social media sharing buttons added to blog posts 
-Some inconsistencies cleaned up on forms (blog & contact) 
-Back button inside folders fixed
-Other minor cosmetic tweaks

Please go here to download. 

One feature that has been requested several times over the last year is the ability to show "Recent Blog Posts" on the home page. I never got around to incorporating this into Pulse Pro, but at one point I posted some guidelines in the forum on how one could theoretically modify the blog.php file to make it do this.

A user (Ricard L.) recently tried it out and successfully got it working.  I made a few minor tweaks and now am posting it as a new feature in Beta. Once its been tested by a few users and no bugs are found, I will probably incorporate it into the main version.   Read More

Users often ask me how they can change the font face and size from within the Pulse editor, or how they can get the full version of ckeditor. But if you are asking this question, then you might be missing the point of a CMS.  I know some users love all those rows of buttons in ckeditor, but hear me out...  Read More

The latest version of Pulse Pro has a brand new design (demo) as well as several other improvements.  The design was made to make Pulse look and feel more "app" like.  It makes better use of the screen to give you more room for editing and composing.  It's also optimized for small screens like the iPad.  

Which brings me to the next new item in 1.7.  With the release of ckeditor 3.6.2, it is now compatible with iOS 5 (due out in a few weeks). Once iOS 5 is released, you will be able to edit your site with Pulse right from an iPad.  Previously the wysiwyg textarea & toolbar would not load. Read More

Introducing Pulse Pro 1.6. This release changes things up a bit as it does not focus on the backend, but rather a new official frontend template. It was specifically designed from the ground up to be easily adapted and customized. Not only that, but the template is built using Responsive Web Design, meaning it's optimized for desktop, tablet and mobile browsers. Test it out and see how it changes based on screen size.

Deploying a complete website powered by Pulse Pro is now easier and faster than ever. Simply unzip and copy the entire package to your site and it's ready to use, front and back. Of course, this doesn't mean Pulse no longer works with existing sites. Nothing has changed in that regard, the official frontend template is entirely optional. Read More