Recent News
Apples to Oranges moves to Justin Fleming Design
Justin Fleming Design has assumed complete control of the Apples to Oranges RapidWeaver theme, including future updates, sales, and customer support. Justin Fleming, a long-time friend and past colleague, helped create the unique and original design for the Apples to Oranges theme. Justin is a great and enthusiastic guy, and he provides excellent customer support. Justin will provide a great future for the Apples to Oranges theme. You can learn more about Justin Fleming at his website, Justin Fleming Design.
Introducing RapidSearch 4 search plugin for RapidWeaver
I am very happy to announce RapidSearch 4, a major update to my best-selling RapidWeaver search plugin. RapidSearch 4 includes many features like:
- Immediate inline search results
- Search for websites, images, blogs articles, and news entries
- Customize search result colors
- Customize search button text
- Customize header and footer
- Highlight search terms in results
- Improved utf8 character support
- Improved product activation process
Download the RapidSearch 4 demo
Purchase RapidSearch 4 for USD $15.00
UPDATE: The demo download is now a Universal build for both Intel and PPC users
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RapidSearch 4 uses the Google search engine to provide the best search solution for your RapidWeaver website. Search results are displayed immediately on your own RapidWeaver website so you can captivate your audience and control your own branding.
Search safely
The Internet can be a scary place! This is why RapidSearch 4 now comes with website and image safe search filters.
Advanced image search
RapidSearch 4 provides advanced tools to fine-tune your image search. You can filter search results by file type (JPG, PNG, GIF, and BMP), by image type (Photos, Faces, Clip Art, and Line Art), or by image resolution (Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large).
Blog and news search
RapidSearch 4 can search blogs like Daring Fireball or news organizations and networks like The New York Times
SEO Beginner’s Guide
RapidSearch 4 relies on the Google search engine to index your RapidWeaver website. RapidSearch will only return search results for pages that have been indexed. Therefore, it is in your best interest to use good search engine optimization practices. This is a beginner’s guide to help you learn and use search engine optimization in your RapidWeaver website.
Go to http://www.joshlockhart.com/index.php/store/product/rapidsearch/ and click “SEO Guide”.
Online Documentation
I have written comprehensive documentation for RapidSearch, available online on the RapidSearch product page. Please refer to the documentation if you have any questions about how to use RapidSearch.
Go to http://www.joshlockhart.com/index.php/store/product/rapidsearch/ and click “Documentation”.
How to upgrade to RapidSearch 4
If you are upgrading from a previous version, you must read the upgrade instructions available in the RapidSearch online documentation. RapidSearch 4 is not backwards compatible with earlier versions, so it is important that you follow the provided upgrade instructions. RapidSearch 4 is a free upgrade for existing users. You will receive a download link for RapidSearch 4 via email very soon.
How to add rotating banner images to a RapidWeaver website
Many of my customers ask how they can add rotating banner images to their RapidWeaver website. Larry Pollock (known as Sundog on Twitter and the Realmac forums) has answered that question. He has recorded a 22 minute screencast at SupportCasts.com detailing how to add rotating banner images to a RapidWeaver theme using jQuery and the Cycle plugin. Membership is required to view the entire 22 minute screencast. A 4 minute teaser screencast is available for non-members.
Returning to Chapel Hill
I will be out of the office this week visiting my work colleagues at New Media Campaigns in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I will respond to any support emails after my return on September 27th. If you require immediate support with my RapidWeaver themes while I am away, post your questions to the Realmac Software support forums. Thanks!
RapidWeaver 4.3 Release Candidate 2
Realmac Software has released RapidWeaver 4.3 Release Candidate 2. This update includes many bug fixes and tweaks. I strongly recommend this update to all RapidWeaver 4 users.