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Differences between 1.x and 2.0

We’re going to use this post to keep track of the deprecated functions and methods for you to reference at a glance. Pods 2.0 is backwards compatible, but we recommend you update your usage as you’re able to so you avoid any headaches down the road. Pod() class The Pod() class has had a makeover! …

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Reflecting on WordCamp San Francisco 2012

“The problem was fear of failure. When it came to my own work, I wanted all three — Features, Stability, AND On-time — and I didn’t want to accept my own limitations. Lesson learned, and since WordCamp San Francisco 2012, Pods 2.0 has now gone beta!” “[a] benefit to me learning about Unit Testing is …

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New Component: Import Post Types and Taxonomies created by the Custom Post Type UI plugin

Check out this new component we created yesterday. It can be enabled under Pods Admin > Components. It will walk you through the simple process of migrating your Custom Post Types and Taxonomies directly from Custom Post Type UI into Pods 2.0 — It will import all of your labels and settings, so you can …

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Pods Contributors If you’re looking to get Pods…

Pods Contributors – If you’re looking to get Pods 2.0 credit (even if your work was redone or refactored), let me know via e-mail and I’ll make sure you’re listed on the official contributors list coming out soon. Please include your full name, your website, your podsframework.org username, the company you are with and the company’s site (if you wish a company to be listed).

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Pods 2.0 – Full Feature List

Below is a full list of features for Pods 2.0, mostly highlighting new features / changes. Slick new interface, fully revamped to make managing your Pods easy and stress-free Large performance enhancements using transients and object caching (reducing queries per page load in both dashboard and site) New Upgrade wizard screens designed by RD2 will help you upgrade …

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Pods core table structure differences between Pods 1.x, Pods 2.0 Alpha, and Pods 2.0 Alpha 32

Pods 1.x You may not have been aware of this, but Pods 1.x installs custom tables to store it’s information in a way that’s usually standard for standalone PHP projects. Here’s the table list we had in Pods 1.x, 7 core tables in all: wp_pod – This table was used to store an index of …

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Introducing the new Pods 2.0 Upgrade screens

Upgrading Pods to new versions has previously been a silent background process. Things were done, you weren’t given substantial information in case of an error, and there was no UI to guide you through the process. No more! Our new Pods 2.0 Upgrade screens will guide you through upgrading from Pods 1.x to Pods 2.0, …

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Upping the requirements for Pods 2.0 to WP…

Upping the requirements for Pods 2.0 to WP 3.4, it only makes sense that our next awesome version uses the latest and greatest, as support for previous versions would be something of a patchwork quilt with all the actions/filters/functions being unavailable, giving users a suboptimal experience with a reduced functionality plugin. It also will help reduce support issues!

Pushing our latest patches in and updating to Pods 2.0 Alpha 14 today. Prepping features for the beta testing period about to hit in a couple of weeks.